FETUS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN TEXAS

 Daily Kos

In a mind-bending case out of Texas a recently deceased 12 year old mother-to-be died due to pregnancy complications and because the fetus did survive to become a baby, authorities are now seeking a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter which caries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Because the mother herself was a child, the offender, who was still a fetus at the time of the crime, has subsequently been charged with Child Endangerment for exposing a child under the age of 18 to unjustifiable pain, suffering, or danger.

The parents of the mother, who are distraught at losing their only child at such a young age, are seeking the max sentence of 20 years but Judge Ronny Rapeakid has signaled his intention to give some leniency due to the age of the offender.

The father of the offender, the deceased mother’s 42 year old uncle, has hired a high power Texas attorney arguing for community service only as a just sentence because culpability lies with the mom for risking the fetus’ life when she died.

We’ll get the final ruling on this twisted case by Friday afternoon. Now that we live in a world where a Fetus has all the legal rights of a person, doesn’t that include all the legal responsibility of a person as well?

If a mother can’t legally remove a fetus that is literally threatening her life, then that fetus must be held accountable in the event it involuntarily kills its mother and is far enough along that it manages to survive.

All snark aside, shouldn’t it be possible to sue the state for Child Endangerment for forcing any child under 18 to carry a pregnancy to term?

Penal Code 273a PC defines child endangerment as willfully exposing a child under the age of 18 to unjustifiable pain, suffering, or danger. You can be charged for subjecting the child to an unreasonable risk of harm, even if the child never suffers actual physical harm.