Reader: How Can You Look at Dynel Lane Womb Cutting and Say It's Not That Bad?

Word that Dynel Lane wouldn't be charged with murder after the death of a baby she allegedly cut from Michelle Wilkins's womb unleashed a torrent of commentary. Most readers ranged from feeling unhappy with the decision to very, very unhappy with the decision. The following reader's response is emblematic of many others...

By Michael Roberts

March 30, 2015

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Word that Dynel Lane wouldn't be charged with murder after the death of a baby she allegedly cut from Michelle Wilkins's womb unleashed a torrent of commentary.

Most readers ranged from feeling unhappy with the decision to very, very unhappy with the decision.

The following reader's response is emblematic of many others.

Here's what he had to say.

thunderbird79 writes:

All this is just wrong. She did something against a living , developing baby and the officials try to justify the act by saying, "How long was the baby alive?" She is a demon in disguise and is getting away with murder. How low have we come to see a crime like this as "Well, it's not that bad." People, to those that commit the crime and the ones that condone it .....there will be hell to pay — it is coming . My condolences go out to the mother .

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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