…because, in their own words:
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Bill consequently struck down by "progressive" Democrats in the state House.
This "no personhood" stance (which is the state's official stance atm) is being brought back into the media after a court update in the case of Dynel Lane. The vote on the Crimes Against Pregnant Women bill took place 2 months after this case originally came to court.
Last year, Dynel Lane used Craigslist to advertise giving some maternity clothes away for free. 8-month-pregnant Michelle Wilkins answered the ad and came to her house. Lane then took her to the basement and strangled her until she passed out, then used a knife to cut open her abdomen and took the 34wk old baby (who had already been named Aurora) from Michelle's womb.
Michelle survived the incident, but the charges being brought on Lane have stirred controversy. She's being charged on attempted murder of Michelle and "wrongful termination of pregnancy". This charge is generally reserved for doctors who mislead patients into getting abortions with inaccurate information about the risk to a mother's health or the baby's health/deformities/etc.
Lane will not be charged with the murder of baby Aurora, who was not a person thus could not have been a victim. The jury will not even be allowed to hear testimony about her autopsy. Lane's attorney stated testimony that Aurora was healthy and living but is now dead would be prejudicial to Lane, and the court agreed based on no-personhood definitions.
It's accepted that at 34 weeks, that's 8 1/2 months, a premature baby delivered in that case has a 100% chance of surviving when given proper medical care. Lane's own husband said when he came home from work to the scene, he could see baby Aurora was still breathing on the ground. But Lane will never stand trial for literally ripping a baby out of a pregnant woman's womb and leaving her to die on the floor, because that fetus was obviously just a clump of cells, not a baby.
We've had abortion debates before, but how about the definition of personhood?
When does KYM believe a person actually becomes a person?
& regarding this case, do you believe Lane should be charged with the murder of Aurora, or is attempted murder and wrongful termination enough?
I meant to put this in SD, could a mod move plz.