A drug-addicted woman was charged with murder because her stillborn baby was stillborn due to the drugs. Are you FOR or AGAINST the charges?

[Anonymous]

in the end she was not convicted

the charges were justified

the charges were NOT justified

A total of 39 votes were cast: 12 girls and 27 guys. See detailed results

[Anonymous]

My opinion is yes, it’s justified. However, if we’re going to allow abortion (which I’m against) then nope not justified. I don’t see a difference between a woman going to a clinic to murder her unborn baby vs a drug addict using drugs while pregnant and killing her baby in as a consequence. I’d say the drug addict is actually the morally superior one between the two considering the woman having an abortion knows exactly what she’s doing and the purpose is 100% to kill the fetus, while the drug addict may not even know the drugs would lead the the fetus death or even so, she is sick with addiction and not in her right mind from the drugs anyway.

[KelleyNice]

I not in favor of taking drugs but she shouldn't have been charged. I don't know why she was taking drugs. perhaps she was suffering from mental or physical pain. Even so, she shouldn't have been charged. I prefer to allow natural selection to take care of such problems, even if centuries in the future.

[JohnK123]

Natural selection doesn’t work if the object has to defeat something like drugs in order to live

[KelleyNice]

@JohnK123 Natural selection works on everything. If select people (for example those taking drugs) produce even 1% fewer descendants, that is overwhelming (21,000 to 1) in 1,000 generations, just a brief time in our evolutionary history. Obviously, because her baby died, that is much greater than 1%. In her case even 20 generations will suffice.

[WindAtMyBack]

I could see manslaughter but not murder. Even that might be a bit much.

Whatever is done with her, it's too late. This shouldn't have happened. There needs to be more help for addicts.

With the large majority of crimes, it's just about impossible to know with certainty how to prevent those crimes. We might not be able to stop this particular crime, but we do know with certainty that SOME can be prevented.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Kinda stupid. Murder charges are supposed to be for people who actually willingly killed someone. This is just the most petty use of a law I can think of. (it's late and I'm pretty drunk so just keep that in mind)

Just another proof that people care more about their world views than human life. Fucking hypocrites.

[TommyMountainFigure]

B- We have laws to protect people.. Whilst they aren't perfect, if we don't agree to follow them? Anarchy will reign supreme.

[EnglishEuropean]

It's pretty hard to prove a direct connection between drug use and stillbirth. Also stillborn babies don't have full human rights so they can't technically be murdered.

[NorthwestRider]

No women should be arrested for having a stillborn. That is Saudi Arabia shit and we are not Saudi Arabia

[OddBeMe]

Yeah i think there can be laws demanding good prenatal care. Even with abortion rights.

[notwoke]

she should also be sterilized, along with everyone who signs up for welfare and any obese person

[Anonymous]

I think we need to see if she intended to end the pregnancy that way.

[Guy13]

It is premeditated murder JUST LIKE Abortion

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

the charges were justified

[JohnK123]

Well she killed it from her own doing

[StevieNix]

Fry her.

[bamesjond0069]

Should be manslaughter.