# Should women be prosecuted for abortion?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-prosecuted-for-abortion/750735>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-prosecuted-for-abortion/750735 "2016-03-31T12:50:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-prosecuted-for-abortion/750735/1 "2016-03-31T12:50:46Z")

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I’m pro-choice, so obviously I don’t think so. But, if you regard abortion as murder, how can you _not_ support punishment for a perpetrator?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-women-be-prosecuted-for-abortion/750735/2 "2016-03-31T13:37:53Z")

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Reported as [duplicate thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788839)