you are wrong my friend... most states do not consider a fetus a life until it has taken a breath... get informed, learn some laws, read up...
killing a pregnant woman is 1 count of murder, with an aggravating clause being that she was pregnant, meaning the DA may argue that you get the harshest penalty in your state....
Depends on where you live:
Indiana: An individual who knowingly or intentionally "terminates a human pregnancy" commits feticide. Ind. Code Ann. ' 35-42-1-6 (Burns 1994 & Supp. 199
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Iowa: An individual who intentionally "terminates a human pregnancy" without the consent of the pregnant woman commits a felony. This law also sets forth other crimes involving the termination of a human pregnancy, such as during the commission of a forcible felony. Iowa Code Ann. ' 707.8 (West Supp. 1999).
Kansas: Injury to a pregnant woman during the commission of a felony or misdemeanor which causes a miscarriage results in specific levels of offense severity. Kan. Stat. Ann. ' 21-3440 (1997). Also, injury to a pregnant woman through the operation of a motor vehicle which causes a miscarriage results in specific levels of offense severity. Kan. Stat. Ann. ' 21-3441 (1997).
New Hampshire: It is a felony to cause injury to another person that results in a miscarriage or stillbirth. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. '' 631:1-631:2 (1996).
New Mexico: It is a felony to injure a pregnant woman during the commission of a felony and cause her to undergo a miscarriage or stillbirth. N.M. Stat. Ann. ' 30-3-7 (Michie 1994). It is also a crime to injure a pregnant woman through the unlawful operation of a vehicle which causes her to undergo a miscarriage or stillbirth. N.M. Stat. Ann. '' 66-8-101.1 (Michie 199.
North Carolina: It is a felony to injure a pregnant woman during the commission of a felony and cause her to undergo a miscarriage or stillbirth. It is a misdemeanor to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth during a misdemeanor act of domestic violence. N.C. Gen. Stat. ' 14-18.2 (Supp. 199.
California: The killing of an unborn child after the embryonic stage is murder. Cal. Pen. Code ' 187(a) (West 1999).
Florida: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Fla. Stat. Ann. ' 782.09 (West 1992).
The killing of an unborn child after viability is vehicular homicide. Fla. Stat. Ann. ' 782.071 (West 1999).
Georgia: The killing of an "unborn child" after quickening is feticide, vehicular feticide, or feticide by vessel. Ga. Code Ann. ' 16-5-80 (1996); ' 40-6-393.1 (1997); and ' 52-7-12.3 (1997).
Massachusetts: The killing of an unborn child after viability is vehicular homicide. Commonwealth v. Cass, 467 N.E.2d 1324 (Mass. 1984). The killing of an unborn child after viability is involuntary manslaughter. Commonwealth v. Lawrence, 536 N.E.2d 571 (Mass. 1989).
Michigan: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Mich. Stat. Ann. ' 28.554 (Callaghan 1990). The Supreme Court of Michigan has interpreted this statute to apply to only those unborn children who are viable. Larkin v. Cahalan, 208 N.W.2d 176 (Mich. 1973). (A separate Michigan law, effective Jan. 1, 1999, provides felony penalties for actions that intentionally, or in wanton or willful disregard for consequences, cause a "miscarriage or stillbirth," or cause physical injury to an "embryo or fetus.")
Mississippi: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Miss. Code Ann. ' 97-3-37 (1994).
Nevada: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Nev. Rev. Stat. ' 200.210 (1997).
Oklahoma: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, ' 713 (West 1983). The killing of an unborn child after viability is homicide. Hughes v. State, 868 P.2d 730 (Okla. Crim. App. 1994).
Rhode Island: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. The statute defines "quick child" to mean a viable child. R.I. Gen. Laws ' 11-23-5 (1994).
South Carolina: The killing of an unborn child after viability is homicide. State v. Horne, 319 S.E.2d 703 (S.C. 1984); State v. Ard, 505 S.E.2d 328 (S.C. 199.
Tennessee: The killing of an unborn child after viability is first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and reckless homicide. Tenn. Code Ann. ' 39-13-201, 39-13-202, 39-13-210, 39-13-211, 39-13-213, 39-13-214, 39-13-215 (1997 & Supp. 199.
Washington: The killing of an "unborn quick child" is manslaughter. Wash. Rev. Code Ann. ' 9A.32.060(1)(b) (West Supp. 1999).
Arizona: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is manslaughter. Ariz. Rev. Stat. ' 13-1103(A)(5) (West 1989 & Supp. 199.
Illinois: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is intentional homicide, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide. Ill. Comp. Stat. ch. 720, ''5/9-1.2, 5/9-2.1, 5/9-3.2 (1993).
Louisiana: The killing of an "unborn child" is first degree feticide, second degree feticide, or third degree feticide. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. '' 14:32.5-14.32.8, read with '' 14:2(1), (7), (11)(West 1997).
Minnesota: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is murder (first, second, or third degree) or manslaughter (first or second degree). It is also a felony to cause the death of an "unborn child" during the commission of a felony. Minn. Stat. Ann. '' 609.266, 609.2661-609.2665, 609.268(1) (West 1987). The death of an "unborn child" through operation of a motor vehicle is criminal vehicular operation. Minn. Stat. Ann. ' 609.21 (West 1999).
Missouri: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is involuntary manslaughter or first degree murder. Mo. Ann. Stat. '' 1.205, 565.024, 565.020 (Vernon Supp. 1999), State v. Knapp, 843 S.W.2d 345 (Mo. 1992), State v. Holcomb, 956 S.W.2d 286 (Mo. App. W.D. 1997).
North Dakota: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is murder, felony murder, manslaughter, or negligent homicide. N.D. Cent. Code '' 12.1-17.1-01 to 12.1-17.1-04 (1997).
Ohio: At any stage of pre-natal development, if an "unborn member of the species homo sapiens, who is or was carried in the womb of another" is killed, it is aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, aggravated vehicular homicide, and vehicular homicide. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. '' 2903.01 to 2903.07, 2903.09 (Anderson 1996 & Supp. 199.
Pennsylvania: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is first, second, or third-degree murder, or voluntary manslaughter. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. '' 2601 to 2609 (199.
South Dakota: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is fetal homicide, manslaughter, or vehicular homicide. S.D. Codified Laws Ann. ' 22-16-1, 22-16-1.1, 22-16-15(5), 22-16-20, and 22-16-41, read with '' 22-1-2(31), 22-1-2(50A)(Supp. 1997).
Utah: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is treated as any other homicide. Utah Code Ann. ' 76-5-201 et seq. (Supp. 199.
Wisconsin: The killing of an "unborn child" at any stage of pre-natal development is first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, second-degree intentional homicide, second-degree reckless homicide, homicide by negligent handling of dangerous weapon, explosives or fire, homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle or firearm, or homicide by negligent operation of vehicle. Wis. Stat. Ann. '' 939.75, 939.24, 939.25, 940.01, 940.02, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10 (West 199.
That's 31 states WITH laws against killing an unborn child, fetus, whatever you want to call it - and 7 states that consider it an entirely separate crime to kill or injure a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
