Seven years ago Jennifer Jorgensen, who was in the third trimester of her pregnancy, swerved her car into oncoming traffic and ran head long into another car. She killed the two people in the other vehicle and was herself seriously injured. Since her baby was in distress from the wreck doctors birthed the child by Caesarian section. The baby lived for only six days before succumbing from injuries received in the crash.
Since the child died from its mother’s actions behind the wheel, the state charged Jorgensen with the murder of the child. Prosecutors reasoned that since the child died after it was born alive and since it died from injuries received in the accident, then Jorgensen was guilty of murder.
If you think I'm going to relate the results of the case I'm not. Give it a bit of thought. How do you think the New York courts ruled and what was the justification for their decision?
UPDATE from 11/1 Because 'fetus' was taken from the womb 'it' was not considered a person. Charges against the mother(which she really isn't, I suppose) were overturned.
UPDATE from 11/1 Because 'fetus' was taken from the womb 'it' was not considered a person. Charges against the mother(which she really isn't, I suppose) were overturned.
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