Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive...

(Tim, w/thanks to David B.) South Dakota laws provide for the filing of murder or manslaughter charges in the death of an unborn child. Now legislators are trying to bring South Dakota's crimimnal code into conformity with their recognition of the personhood of the unborn such that the baby's mother and his relatives will be able to claim justifiable homicide when they act in his defense. Trouble is, people are up in arms that some freak like Scott Roeder will use the law to justify defending unborn babies from abortionists.

But the bill's sponsor, Phil Jensen, wants to make it absolutely clear: "This has nothing to do with abortion. This is a self-defense bill." Which, of course, leaves the question whether Jensen's bill would allow us to arm the babies so they could shoot any doctor who tries to kill them?

In self-defense, of course...