CubaLibre wrote on Jul 7^th, 2011 at 8:55am:


Half the states in the country have what are called "fetal homicide" laws which allow prosecutors to seek a double murder charge when a pregnant woman is killed, including California.

I believe the "viability" or "personhood" point of your question only applies to an issue of abortion rights, which this had nothing to do with, as the child was desired to be born by his mother. There's no legal correlation with Roe v Wade here. I'm not sure at which point in the pregnancy this statute kicks in, but Laci Peterson was 8 months pregnant and her baby surely was viable and would have lived if not trapped in her body once Scott murdered her, thus he's guilty of murdering the baby too.

Are you just trying to understand why, or do you have a problem with that?

Josie wrote on Jul 14^th, 2011 at 5:54am:

so a woman's intention makes the baby human or a person?

Josie wrote on Jul 14^th, 2011 at 5:54am:



http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2004/apr/04040605


The above might shed some light on the subject.      California Supreme Court decision.

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so desire of the mother makes the unborn child a person?
wow... i'd like to see a legal explanation of that!

or how about a scientific one.