Pro choice outrage? Where!

Bobby Cutts is accused of mudering a Canton, Ohio woman and her nearly nine month old fetus i.e. two counts of murder in a highly publicised case.

Hearing for two facing charges in death of pregnant mom...


He is charged with murdering the fetus in part due to the passage of the "Laci Peterson Law" in 2003:
Unborn Victims of Violence Act

We don't know that much about the case against Cutts but I'm willing to wager that the prosecution will state that Cutts was motivated to kill Davis due to her impending pregnancy at least in part. Given that Cutts has fathered children already (from women besides Davis as well) he's probably paying a fair of child support. We'll see what the case is against Cutts.

Pro Choice advocates came out against the "Laci Peterson" law when it was being considered stating that it infringed on women's abortion rights. Here's a sampling of the objections:

Interested Persons Memo on Attempts to Create Fetal Rights: The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003

"The ACLU fully supports efforts to punish acts of violence against women that harm or terminate a wanted pregnancy. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is an inappropriate method of imposing such punishment, however, because it dangerously seeks to separate the woman from her fetus in the eyes of the law....

By creating a separate offense for injury to a fetus, this bill attempts to endow the fetus with legal rights distinct from the woman who has been injured. This legislation would thus dramatically alter the existing legal framework by elevating the fetus to an unprecedented status in federal law....

This bill ignores the unity between the pregnant woman and the fetus she carries. Penalty enhancements appropriately punish criminal behavior while embracing that unity."


So if Mr. Cutts is convicted of what he's accused of he shouldn't be penalized for what he did to a nearly nine month old fetus?????????????????



NOW Urges Immediate Action to Prevent Devastating "Unborn Victims of Violence Act" from Passing in Senate

"Under the disguise of maternal and fetal protection, reproductive freedoms are once again under attack," said NOW President Kim Gandy responding to today's vote in favor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997). "This legislation is another despicable attempt to undermine abortion rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade."

"If members of Congress want to address the pervasive problem of violence against pregnant women, then they need to pass increased funding for education and for enforcement," said Gandy.

So are we to understand that NOW believes that Mr. Cutts shouldn't be punished due to his lack of education. Also is prosecuting Mr. Cutts for the alleged crime of murdering a nearly nine month old fetus is something that has nothing to do with enforcement????


I would expect the ACLU and NOW to be going to bat for Mr. Cutts on the charge of killing the fetus at some point if Mr. Cutts is convicted. That would be something to behold.