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Bob Ayres: Abortion considered murder?

Recently I read an article in The Modesto Bee about a shooting in Modesto and as a result of the shooting two adults died. Then apparently later it was discovered that the female, who perished was pregnant and so the charge was raised to three homicides because the baby being carried also died. How then do you suppose that it’s OK to abort a child and not cause that abortion to be considered as a murder? Both children die as a result of an “out of the womb” action!

Bob Ayers, Merced

This story was originally published October 28, 2014 at 6:32 PM with the headline "Bob Ayres: Abortion considered murder?."

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