From: Adam Flinton 

David N. Barnett wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:52:16 +0000, Adam Flinton
>  wrote in message
:
>
> | You can make anyone a crim. Should abortion be a crime...if so lots of
> | people will become crims, should gun ownership be a crime etc.etc.etc.
>
> You cannot make something a crime ex post facto.

Yes you can otherwise no Nazis would have stood trial.

> If abortion was
> legal in 2003 and a woman gets one, then it is outlawed in 2004, they
> can't go back and convict the woman who had the procedure in 2003.

Nope but all those who go on to have em post passing the law would be crims
where none existed before.

Adam

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