In Reply to: Criminal law question for pro-baby murder tinbrains... posted by semuta on June 18, 2007 at 09:00:30:
Murder is broadly defined as the unlawful killing of another person. A fetus isn't generally considered a person under the law until it is fully detached from the mother.
Was that supposed to be a trick question?
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- One, of course. - GliderGuider 06/18/0709:11:33 06/18/07 (11)
- Scott Peterson was convicted of two homicides. - MMasztal 11:08:08 06/18/07 (1)
- Who? nt - Jim Pearce 11:21:00 06/18/07 (0)
- Where you been? TWO--prosecutors love it. * - mr grits 09:59:36 06/18/07 (5)
- prosecutors love convictions. Give prosecutors everything they want and we'll all be in jail ..nt - late 10:00:57 06/18/07 (4)
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- You would have LOVED the Inquisition ..nt - late 10:14:26 06/18/07 (2)
- I would have been a good Catholic. Look, look, a WITCH (as he points frantically away from himself). * - mr grits 10:19:53 06/18/07 (1)
- You would have been Igor - late 10:21:07 06/18/07 (0)
- Yup, it's a trick. The wackos are trying to use that as a way to outlaw abortion ..nt - late 09:51:38 06/18/07 (0)
- Ahh, the arrogance of the uninformed. - semuta 09:44:14 06/18/07 (0)
- RE: Two, of course. - patrickU 09:32:43 06/18/07 (0)