Should killing a pregnant woman be classified as a double homicide?
I know it is in many jurisdictions these days. Doesn't that mean that all abortions would be classified as a homicide?
shareI know it is in many jurisdictions these days. Doesn't that mean that all abortions would be classified as a homicide?
shareOnly if abortion is also considered a homicide. Since it isn't, by the logic that fetus isn't a person, then that same logic must apply to all situations. But it may also depend on which month it is because abortions are usually only allowed up to x months.
Tldr; It depends on what we consider a person with human rights.
Jesus. Do you need some more bait for that hook?
Let me ask YOU a question. Should a pregnant women getting shot in the head in a home invasion be compared to a woman who terminates a pregnancy following a rape?
Nothing is as simplistic as you are trying to make it.
In Australia it isn't and it has resulted in particularly car accidents due to negligence and a pregnant woman losing her baby without any consequence to the guilty driver.
And I agree that it's abortion which makes it a hazy topic.
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