Hadn't seen that post, McG. I don't think the rights and wrongs of abortion come into this particular case, in that Hill would be deemed a murderer by anyone in his right mind.

Just out of curiosity,though, can I take it you subscribe to the "consistent" view? Or are you with Churchill, who said he'd "rather be right than consistent"? If the former, are their any exceptions? And if you do acknowledge exceptions, would you still call abortions "killings" in such cases?