If I am attacked while pregnant and in result of the attack lose my child, the attacker cannot be charged for murder because the child was unborn, no matter how far along I am. Along the same lines, If I am murdered while pregnant, the murderer can only be charged with one murder instead of two because the baby was unborn. This is how the rulings have been in a few cases I have studied, and they were within the past few recent years, whereas 15 years ago, the attacker or murderer would be charged with the baby's death. And the result of these new rulings have been explained as the fault of pro-choice believers wanting this type of ruling so that there is no indication in any law that gives an unborn baby any rights, therefore seeing it as a "growth" or "tumor". So have I studied correctly? Am I losing my rights for receiving justice for my dead baby?
2007-09-16 13:50:23 · 6 answers · asked by #1 Buckeye Fan!!!! 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't think your correct on that... A friend of mine's pregnant daughter and young boy were murdered by her boyfriend.. He was charged with the death of three people...What about the lacy peterson case.. He was charged with the murder of both her an unborn child....
I think your confusing a constitutional issue with a criminal one and trying to make a political statement that has little basis in fact.. But I reserve the right to revise and extend my remarks...
2007-09-16 13:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There have been several "high profile" cases in the past few years wherein pregnant women were killed and the accused was charged with murder of the fetus. I'm sorry that I can't recall names, but these charges have been imposed when the fetus could have been viable at the time of the murder. I've never heard anyone oppose the charge in those cases.
2007-09-16 21:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by huduuluv 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brian is not a smart person at all.
The pregnancy status means if you know that the person is pregnant and the baby dies you get charged with murder, if you kill them both it's a double murder but because the baby killers win again now it's not. It's sick.
2007-09-16 21:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the concern of the pro-choice movement is giving the embryo or fetus more rights than the woman carrying it. For the first six or seven months, the fetus is completely dependent on the woman carrying it.
I do think that instead of a separate crime, as if the embryo/fetus were a human being, it should be increased penalties for an assault that causes a pregnant woman to miscarry.
2007-09-16 20:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you retain the same rights.
someone being punished the same regardless of your pregnancy status does not reduce your rights at all.
they still can't assault you, murder you, etc., without violating your rights.
2007-09-16 20:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by brian 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I assure if what you describe occurred in Florida, justice would without doubt be served...
2007-09-16 20:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋