Why would he be convicted of anything at all?
According to the premise on which the legitimacy of abortion in general sits, the “fetus” isn’t human.
There is an irony that only the female of the two biological parents has the right to aborting (killing) their unborn child.
That strikes me as gender discrimination via libs code of justice/fairness.
But the Dad does get to pay child support,
Of course, it would have been her right to kill this fetus in any way at any time.
'Cause the new secular morality all about 'equality', right?
If this goes to the Supreme Court and the conviction is upheld then the legal situation gets really sticky.
If the Male parent can be convicted for killing a child without the consent of the Female parent then “Gender Equality” and “Equal Protection Under the Law” requires that the Female parent who kills the child without the permission of the Male parent must also serve an equal amount of jail time.
Abortion advocates, counselors & providers then are guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.
Hey, I LIKE where this is going!
Why was it a federal case?
“Welden and Lee...had been romantically involved for nearly seven months when they learned...that Lee was pregnant. The news, however, did not unite them.”
Really? Now that is truly shocking.
Not that I support this guy but I wonder what would her sentence have been had she tricked him into getting her pregnant by lying about being on the pill?
I don’t understand.
How is that only a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy?
I think he’s innocent...
I hear Planned Parenthood is planning a huge march on Washington and fundraising for an appeal on the man’s behalf stating the young woman didn’t know what was best for her.
There is a special place in hell for this scum.
At that point, the agenda of "sexual equality" could have gone either way:
The feminist movement, with their "equality agenda," went for the latter. This option for "dual irresponsibility" is the core of the "Sexual Revolution."
Due to contraceptives --- the armamanetaria of the "Sexual Revolution" --- both parties now feel justified in expressing surprise and resentment when a baby is produced by their baby-making activities. ("Pregnant? No!! How could this happen? It's shocking! It's unfair!!") If the lady is thereupon unwilling to commit murder, then it's all on her.
Of course, this didn't prove entirely favorable to the preferences of feminism, so it was followed up by the stacking of feminist family courts whereby men would be hounded and harried for decades if the lady said "Make him pay," or dumped without a rag of paternal rights or duties if the lady decided on a more solo style.
The losers? Always the babies. Often, the men. Usually, the women as well as the "marriage culture" dissolves in an acid bath of resentment, cynicism, callousness and disgust.
Happy Sexual Revolution, everybody!
He wasn’t convicted of murder.
He was convicted for product tampering and mail fraud.