Like in this case:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/25/davis.slaying/index.html
Or in the Scott Peterson case? Why or why not?
2007-06-25 03:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The pro-choicer that are hypocrites will give the double standard reply.
The NON-hypocritical pro-choicers will give a one-standard reply. Lets see who is who.
2007-06-25 03:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes, If she has decided to carry the pregnancy to term rather than seeking an abortion(but then again, she could always change her mind at the last minute, many do.
), because he violates the rights of the mother by taking her life, and her rights to carry the child to term.
If she has already made the decision to have the baby, then it is a potential life that he destroyed, exluding miscarriages or other problems that might not cause it to be born alive.
Also, if she has decided to carry the child to term, she probably has already told her family, and they were expecting a grandchild or a nephew and would have already been looking forward to it. the murder of the mother would have a greater impact.
A woman planning to have an abortion doesn't normally go around bragging about going in for an abortion. nor has she decided to carry the pregnancy to term.
whether your are a pro-choicer, or a pro-lifer, murdering a prgenant woman seems to be far worse than just killing someone. That should be reflected in the laws and the sentencing carried out.
I am not as much of a pro-lifer, as i am anti-criminalization. Criminalization makes anything impossible to be regulated, and promotes more problems by adding $$ to a criminal's pocket, which increased the power and resources of organized crime..
2007-06-25 03:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If she is past 7 months gestation, yes. Because the baby would have been viable outside the womb & it would be a fair assumption that the woman had planned it to be brought to term.
It needs to be considered on a case by case basis, not a blanket application.
But over the past 10 years, violent acts on pregnant women are rising and something has to be done.
We need stronger laws protecting choice; both a woman's right to abort, AND a woman's choice to carry an unintended pregnancy to term, without threats to her life.
2007-06-25 03:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should. The thought that only the pregnant woman has the right to decide whether or not to take a life makes me ill. Someday a father of an aborted baby will sue the woman and the abortion clinic for taking the life of his child. Or someones grandparents. And I hope they win. Abortion should be a crime in most cases. Everyone old enough to get pregnant or get someone pregnant knows what causes it. It is all stupid. Someone wants that child.
2007-06-25 04:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously, you're asking a loaded question. When a person commits a homicide that results in the death of fetus, the only legal question is the age of the fetus. If the fetus is viable, it's homicide, if not the crime is unlawful abortion.
As a man, I am pro-staying out of a woman's personal business.
2007-06-25 03:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by pure_genius 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
No.
At some point it becomes difficult to call as the woman approaches her due date, however. The standard of could the fetus survive on it's own outside the womb should apply in those cases in my opinion.
2007-06-25 03:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dastardly 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No.
They killed one person and a fetus.
They should be charged with one murder and something like "killing a fetus without the consent of the bearer" which should carry an extremely heavy sentence.
2007-06-25 03:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Great question, I am pro-choice but I think the government needs to decide. We cannot have it both ways. It is either murder to kill a fetus or it is not.
2007-06-25 03:13:40 · answer #8 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
If you terminate a woman's pregnancy against her will it is murder and you should be charged with it. So if you terminate her and her unborn offspring, it is a double murder.
2007-06-25 03:23:28 · answer #9 · answered by Peter Pumpkin Eater 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Speaking on some of their behalfs, they don't believe that it is a life up until a certain point, so they'd likely say no.
2007-06-25 03:10:53 · answer #10 · answered by guess 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋