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a fetus could not be considered a person

So, why is it that when a pregnant woman is murdered, 2 counts of murder is charged against the person who murdered the preganat woman?

Sullivan Co. murder victim pregnant; suspect now charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Mingle was pregnant and that White-Young now faces two counts of First-Degree Murder.

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sullivan-co-murder-victim-pregnant-suspect-now-charged-with-2-counts-of-first-degree-murder/


Man charged with 2 counts of murder in stabbing of pregnant girlfriend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death last month has been charged with two counts of murder.

Armanuel Nathaniel Cummings, 38, pleaded not guilty to those charges Tuesday. He's being held without bond and will be back in court June 13.

Police said Cummings stabbed D'Anna Thorn, 29, repeatedly as she was trying to climb back into his Brentwood neighborhood home through a window after the two had an argument and Cummings kicked her out. The home is on West 21st Street near Silver Street.

Thorn and her unborn child died a short time later at UF Health Jacksonville.

Because Thorn was five months pregnant, the State Attorney's Office filed two second-degree murder charges against Cummings for the deaths of Thorn and the unborn child.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/2017/05/15/man-charged-with-2-counts-of-murder-in-stabbing-of-pregnant-girlfriend/