1st Degree Murder Charge For A Fetus
Blaise Taylor’s murder trial has been on my mind the past few days, and I have complicated feelings about it.
If you don’t know, Blaise Taylor is a former college football player who is charged with the murder of his pregnant girlfriend by lacing her drink with cocaine. Per ESPN, “Taylor, 30, was found guilty of four counts -- one count of second-degree murder of Benning, one count of first-degree murder for the unborn child, one count of first-degree felony murder of Benning and one count of first-degree felony murder of the unborn child.”
I’m glad that justice has been served for his girlfriend Jade, but everywhere I’ve seen, people are calling the 5 month fetus a “baby”, “child”, or “unborn child”. The fact that he was sentenced for it, makes me concerned about the state of abortions in America. In my state, abortions are legal up to 24 weeks, which is right around the time Jade and her fetus, or baby as called by news reporters, were murdered.
This whole case has made me question exactly where I stand on abortion. Was it right for him to be charged with the murder of the fetus as well???