03-20-2015, 11:31 AM
(03-20-2015, 11:07 AM)sally Wrote:(03-20-2015, 10:21 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: But, how is it not murder for a woman to choose to have a fetus inside of her womb terminated, but murder if the termination of that same fetus is caused by the choices of someone other than the mother?
If a doctor terminated a pregnancy at 7 months he would most likely be charged with murder. If a mother cut out her own baby at 7 months and smothered it she would most likely be charged with murder.
The likelihood of a murder charge in either case would be higher in some states than others, due to state-specific laws.
Things like the condition of the mother, the intent of the mother and/or doctor, the prosecutor's interpretation of the evidence in relation to the state-specific law...would also factor into determining the charges.