Birmingham, Alabama — A woman from Alabama who suffered a miscarriage after being shot has been charged with manslaughter for the death of her unborn child. The case has outraged abortion rights advocates nationwide.
Marshae Jones' arrest came some six months after the 27-year-old, who was five months pregnant at the time, was shot in the stomach. According to the grand jury indictment, Jones "intentionally caused the death of her unborn baby by initiating a fight knowing she was five months pregnant," concluding it was "caused in a sudden heat of passion."
The altercation happened last December at a Birmingham, Alabama suburb shopping center. The panel found that the shooter, 23-year-old Ebony Jemison acted in self-defense when she pulled out a gun.
The manslaughter charges against Jemison have since been dropped.
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Wow. Never saw that one coming, especially from Alabama.
ReplyDeleteAlabama is kicking ass and taking names!!
ReplyDeleteSimple question:
ReplyDeleteWhy - and how - is this so-called "killing of an unborn fetus" any different than abortion?