# Should infanticide be legalised?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-infanticide-be-legalised/508545>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 1, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-infanticide-be-legalised/508545 "2009-09-01T21:39:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-infanticide-be-legalised/508545/141 "2009-09-09T13:51:53Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Pre-Roe v. Wade there was the whole “feus should have all the rights of a person” hysteria.
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> If the fetus does have all the rights of a person and the special right to take over another person’s body, then women could be prosecuted for not eating right, not accepting medical care, taking any meds, NOT taking prescribed meds, etc. etc. while pregnant.

Yeah, because mothers are prosecuted for not feeding their children right after they’re born.

I know you’re apparently passionate about this, but you say the silliest things.

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