The man in Cleveland who kidnapped and held those girls prisoner (I'm intentionally not adding his name) is being brought up on charges of aggravated murder for causing one of his pregnant captives to miscarry. Although I agree that intentionally causing someone to have a miscarriage should be a crime (killing an innocent person), these charges pose a bit of a conundrum for me...
In the United States it is legal to kill unborn babies. I don't see how the circumstances of how this occurs makes a difference to the baby. Let's break this down logically:
#1 - If you are a pregnant woman and you consent to have your unborn baby killed, that is LEGAL.
#2 - If you are a person who gets paid to kill an unborn baby with the consent of the mother-to-be, that is LEGAL (and lucrative).
#3 - If you kill an unborn baby without the consent of the mother-to-be, that is ILLEGAL.
#4 - If you are a person who gets paid to kill an unborn baby with the consent of the mother-to-be but you do not have the consent of the state (un-licensed), that is ILLEGAL (but still lucrative).
This form of "legal murder" seems only to be based on special circumstances with no regard for the life of the actual person being killed... the baby. INCONCEIVABLE!!
