Tragic Cases Often Spur Fetal Homicide Laws

Indiana could become a battleground state for the debate on killing fetuses. A bank robber shot a pregnant Indianapolis bank teller during a robbery April 22nd, and she lost her twin fetuses. The alleged gunman, Brian Kendrick, faces four to 16 years in prison if convicted on two counts of killing a fetus -- a penalty that Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi and some state lawmakers say isn't enough. In Indiana, the law allows prosecutors to file murder charges in the death of a fetus, but only if the mom's at least seven months pregnant. Teller Katherin Shuffield was five months pregnant.
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Posted by Editor at June 30, 2008 03:57 AM