# If abortion is made illegal again, what should be the punishment for women having one?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-made-illegal-again-what-should-be-the-punishment-for-women-having-one/690633 "2014-06-12T16:20:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-abortion-is-made-illegal-again-what-should-be-the-punishment-for-women-having-one/690633/37 "2014-06-13T14:25:27Z")

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I agree with **Weeping Wyvern**.

In an ideal world, I’d like to see (where possible) the correctional system to shift from emphasizing forced labor instead of incarceration, so maybe eventually a couple of years’ hard labour.

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