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Interesting point. My initial thought was 'no', but then I realized that, according to the linked article, the fetus is part of the woman, and you are speaking about damages to the woman. In light of that I think that would be acceptable.My comment was not in charges incurred by damage to the fetus/baby, but by damages to the mother.
I'm speaking in terms of a crime against her, that being depriving her of her fetus. Should the fetus be aborted or made non-viable due to physical actions against the mother's wishes, it seems to me an assailant should incur some additional charge or punishment above whatever other crime he or she committed, even if we were to legally think of the non-viable fetus as a mere (but special) possession. This 2nd charge would be due to the mother being injured twice; once to her person, and another to her fetus which is her property.
In her pregnancy, she is in a unique circumstance above that of others in the human condition.
Presuming you mean civil damages. Criminal damages would be for her, as well, just not anything extra is the point.
I didn't write it. There may be an email link in the article. Why don't you go look for one?That person didn't choose to post it here, you did.
Not the topic.This is an artist's rendering of a fetus at 22 weeks:
46 states allow abortion at this point or ever later in a pregnancy.
The head, arms and legs you see in this image are "part of the person housing the pregnancy".
I guess their the mother's "extra" head, arms and legs?
What? You don't believe me?
I see women walking down the street every day with two heads and four arms.
Don't you?
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I've heard a lot of idiot arguments in favor of abortion.
And lets not split hairs, we've got more than our share of folks making that brand of idiot argument right here at DP.
But the "it's just "part" of the mother" argument is by far the most idiotic.
Phfft. Yer just mad because your attempt at derailing the thread was nipped in the bud.Not if you start throwing around bull**** insults like hypocrite.
I can at the same time think that someone who kills a pregnant woman be charged with double murder and that abortion should be legal while 100% maintaining a logical argument.
But I'm going to guess that you aren't interested in an actual mature discussion judging by your posts.