"Translation : `` Shut up , I 'm right ! `` That 's a bit of a sidestep . Abortion is not genocide because abortion is not destruction of a certain group of people based on race , religion , ethnicity , etc . There is no way to make a case for abortion being genocide without making capitol punishment qualify as genocide . Frankly , I think it 's easier to do the latter ( yet most pro-lifers are also pro-death penalty ) . If you want to make an argument , then make an argument . But do n't call abortion genocide ; that 's just dumb ."
"Abortion targets a very specific group of human beings : unwanted , unborn children . Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide . The Convention defined genocide as any of a series of acts designed to `` destroy , in whole or in part , a national , ethnical , racial or religious group. `` The acts listed include among others , causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group , imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group or forcibly transferring children out of the group ."
"Abortion is not genocide because abortion is not destruction of a certain group of people"
"Abortion targets a very specific group of human beings : unwanted , unborn children ."