FreakyLocz14
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I wouldn't be a fan of a fetal homicide law. Instead, we could charge the criminal with the infringement of the mother's right to have a baby and give it a penalty that reflects the views of the community (ie. a decent sentence). It doesn't state that the fetus is a human being, getting rid of the legal inconsistency, and in the end it has a similar outcome to if we did have a fetal homicide law. The death sentence/capital punishment would not be appropriate for this crime in my opinion (so the fetus does not have to be considered as life).
Relating to what you said before about somebody who murdered a pregnant woman - the facts that the woman is carrying a child makes her less able to defend herself as well as forcing an abortion, both things which can act as incentive to give the criminal the death penalty for the murder of the mother as opposed to giving the criminal a less harsh penalty.
Unrelated to the topic at hand but just to clarify, I wouldn't support an abortion past the 20 week stage; if you've left it that late you should have to go through with having the child, and if needed just put it up for adoption. You've got five months to make the decision for an abortion (probably around four of being aware of being pregnant) which is more than adequate time to get an abortion. I support legalising abortion because as well as giving the woman the choice to abort, it puts in place balances and checks to make sure the women know what they're doing and to stop dangerous home abortions (for example, using a coathanger :S) from happening. Abortion will still be happening whether it's legalised or not, and I'd rather women can get an abortion from a qualified professional instead of an amateur or even themselves.
Yes. The forced abortion could be charged in addition to the homicide. The criminal would be convicted of two crimes. The prosecutor could also be able to use the forced abortion conviction as an aggravating circumstance when asking the jury to impose the death penalty. Just the forced abortion itself would not warrant capital punishment.