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Originally posted by jinx
Because different terms are incorrect. It is a fetus. That is the correct term.
And again, she did't kill the fetus (by refusing surgery), the fetus was unable to survive to term inside the womb.
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"Prosecutors claim the woman ignored repeated warnings in the last few weeks of pregnancy that the twins she was carrying could die or suffer brain damage unless she had an immediate Caesarean section. Melissa Ann Rowland, 28, had refused medical treatment, saying she would rather die than go to either of the two recommended hospitals, and that being cut "from breast bone to pubic bone" would ruin her life, the county District Attorney's Office alleges in a probable-cause statement filed in 3rd District Court."
Plus statements alledgely saying that she'd rather die than being cut open.
Maybe she didn't directly kill the fetus/child/baby/embryo, etc., but IMO, she contributed to its death. We'll never know if it could have survived outside of the womb, but damnit, she didn't even give it a chance.
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03-15-2004, 01:48 PM
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