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Originally Posted by The Tower
Sorry, Jason.... the two have nothing to do with each other (apples to oranges).
The emphasis of the death penalty judgement is about how the punishment is relative to the culpability of someone under 18. What Kennedy is saying is that, even though the crime is horrific, the fact that you are under 18 mitigates the ability to truly know all the hard consequences of one's actions. So, instead of the death penalty the perpetrator of the crime would life in prison with no chance of parole or some other punishment.
This concept has nothing to do with whether or not a pregnant teen should be able to get an abortion without parental consent.
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Well, they do in the sense that if we assume all teens cannot understand the ramifications of what they are doing, then that should be applied evenly. It is possible that that teen that is not able to understand the ramifications of things will later regret her decision and think she committed murder, which is her choice and why it is called pro choice
Then again, I am for parental consent with a judicial escape hatch for this same reason.
In any event, I think they are related but I still oppose the DP for minors.