If somebody shoots a pregnant woman and she dies
Has he killed one person or has he killed 2 *if the foetus dies*
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Graylight · 51-55, F
@revenant My instinct... It's a difficult one. I believe a pregnancy involves only an embryo for the several first weeks, and after that a fetus develops. To me, a fetus has the possibility of life but can't be considered viable as outside the womb it would never live without extraordinary efforts. Late term pregnancy (last three months) and you're talking about a life that could be sustained with the right expertise.
So is a murderer taking two lives (in the case of 1st & 2nd term pregnancies)? Not in the sense you might hit a 10-year-old on a bike, no. But he/she is removing the possibility of life. If not for the killer's actions, the fetus would likely grow into a child, or that's the assumption. So if the law allows for two deaths, I'm fine with it.
So is a murderer taking two lives (in the case of 1st & 2nd term pregnancies)? Not in the sense you might hit a 10-year-old on a bike, no. But he/she is removing the possibility of life. If not for the killer's actions, the fetus would likely grow into a child, or that's the assumption. So if the law allows for two deaths, I'm fine with it.
