At 10:20 PM 12/21/00 -0600, Julia wrote:
>Well, if you induced a later-term miscarriage by injuring the mother, I
>think everyone involved should be able to go after you for manslaughter &
>civil damages. (And I think that someone has already been convicted of
>manslaughter under these circumstances somewhere. I could be wrong,
>though.)
That is correct.
In fact, in at least one Tennessee case, fertilized zygotes were considered
as children for purposes of settlement in a divorce proceedings. This
suggests that manslaughter could apply to the first day of pregnancy.
JDG
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