Admiral Beez
Superstar
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/262621
I've been hearing about this on the news this morning, and as a parent myself, it is upsetting. If a pregnant woman is murdered, should the accused also be charged with murdering the unborn child? In the case, the child was eight months along, and could have more than likely have survived if born at that age in a hospital. If my wife had been killed while pregnant with my child, I'd want the accused charged with two murders. What do you guys think?
...and no, let's not turn this into a debate on abortion, and I know there's a few of you here that are about to type something along the lines of..."if it's not criminal for a woman to terminate her own pregnancy, it can't be criminal (in the sense of murder) for another to terminate her pregnancy" or "if we allow a murder charge, we assume the fetus is a legal person and it'll set back progresss in abortion rights by decades..." Let's assume we've already had that debate, and skip it all now.
What I want is your visceral feel on the matter, not a discussion on legalities or politics. Should this person be charged with two murders?
I've been hearing about this on the news this morning, and as a parent myself, it is upsetting. If a pregnant woman is murdered, should the accused also be charged with murdering the unborn child? In the case, the child was eight months along, and could have more than likely have survived if born at that age in a hospital. If my wife had been killed while pregnant with my child, I'd want the accused charged with two murders. What do you guys think?
...and no, let's not turn this into a debate on abortion, and I know there's a few of you here that are about to type something along the lines of..."if it's not criminal for a woman to terminate her own pregnancy, it can't be criminal (in the sense of murder) for another to terminate her pregnancy" or "if we allow a murder charge, we assume the fetus is a legal person and it'll set back progresss in abortion rights by decades..." Let's assume we've already had that debate, and skip it all now.
What I want is your visceral feel on the matter, not a discussion on legalities or politics. Should this person be charged with two murders?