ChrisL
Diamond Member
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-212) is a United States law which recognizes a child in utero as a legal victim, if they are injured or killed during the commission of any of over 60 listed federal crimes of violence. The law defines "child in utero" as "a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb".[1]
The law is codified in two sections of the United States Code: Title 18, Chapter 1 (Crimes), §1841 (18 USC 1841) and Title 10, Chapter 22 (Uniform Code of Military Justice) §919a (Article 119a).
The law applies only to certain offenses over which the United States government has jurisdiction, including certain crimes committed on federal properties, against certain federal officials and employees, and by members of the military. In addition, it covers certain crimes that are defined by statute as federal offenses wherever they occur, no matter who commits them, such as certain crimes of terrorism.
This only applies if a mother is wanting to keep her unborn baby. Then it has value. It is entirely up to the woman and that is why abortion is legal. It is her body, and she faces risks during pregnancy and childbirth. Nobody has a right to make her risk her own health or even life in some instances for the life of an embryo. If your post was even CLOSE to being correct, then abortion would be ILLEGAL. It is not because it is mother's choice.
People who WANT to keep their children will do so and will not be having a voluntary abortion. Get it?
And you don't see any intellectual or LEGAL inconsistencies in a LAW that says "this is a person if it is wanted and anyone who kills it in a criminal act will be charged with MURDER. . . . but if the mother doesn't want it. . . it's something less?"
Whether you (and your ilk) agree that it's a contradiction or not. . . it is an inconsistency that is going to be challenged relentlessly until it is addressed again by the courts.
What is your stance on those who are impregnated as a result of rape or incest?