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When a soldier shoots another soldier, that is murder even when it is allowed. The fact that it is allowed is immaterial to the definition of what it is.

• gboone 8y ago
  The description is taking of life. The definition is either killing or murder. Killing is broadly seen as not wrong, while murder is. For example, there are laws against murder. But if, while defending yourself, the other is killed that is not considered wrong, in most cases. You are right that taking life is taking life. And I would agree that a case could be made for murder in some cases with soldiers. So the real question is is it killing a fetus or murdering a fetus? No one debates there is life.
  • krageon 8y ago
    > No one debates there is life. People do in fact debate whether or not there is human life.
  • pnongrata 8y ago
    People debate about that all the time, whether there's life, a 'soul', etc.
• EliRivers 8y ago
  I disagree. Murder is a crime; a legal idea. If that same legal system allows killing under various circumstances, it's not murder. State sanctioned legal killing is explicitly not murder. If you choose to define it as murder, that's up to you, knock yourself out, but the state has power and authority - you don't.