>Well, say you have a mole
>on the back of your
>neck. You can cut it
>off, you can have your
>doctor cut it off. Hell,
>you can burn it off
>with a torch and nobody
>cares. But I can't just
>walk up and cut it
>off while you're not looking.
>That's assault. Guess that is
>not a great analogy, because
>I probably wouldn't be charged
>with mole-a-cide, even in California,
>but that's the general idea.
>Many states wont convict on
>the death of the fetus,
>though it is still pretty
>illegal to shoot pregnant women,
>whether they die or not.
>
>
>
>
>>A pregnant woman gets shot killing
>>the baby yet mother lives.
>>The killer is charged with
>>some sort of crime for
>>the death of the fetus.
>>I'm confused how late term
>>abortions can be exempt from
>>this.
>>
>>
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/fetal-homicide-state-laws.aspx
>>
>>
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter4/section18.2-32.2/
>>
>>
>>
>>"Courage is being scared to death
>>but
>>saddling up anyway."
Stacey Peterson was pregnant and her Husband was found guilty of murder of his wife and unborn child