Feticide (or foeticide) is an act that causes the death of a fetus.
The suffix "icide" is added in place of fetus' last syllable. It derives back to caedere, a Latin term meaning to cut or kill. Older examples: homicide, matricide, regicide.
In the U.S., most crimes of violence are covered by state law, not federal law. Thirty-five (35) states currently recognize the "unborn child" (the term usually used) or fetus as a homicide victim, and 25 of ...
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Feticide (or foeticide) is an act that causes the death of a fetus.
The suffix "icide" is added in place of fetus' last syllable. It derives back to caedere, a Latin term meaning to cut or kill. Older examples: homicide, matricide, regicide.
In the U.S., most crimes of violence are covered by state law, not federal law. Thirty-five (35) states currently recognize the "unborn child" (the term usually used) or fetus as a homicide victim, and 25 of those states apply this principle throughout the period of pre-natal development. These laws do not apply to legal induced abortions. Federal and state courts have consistently held that these laws do not contradict the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on abortion.
In 2004, Congress enacted and President Bush signed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which recognizes the "child in utero" as a legal victim if he or she is injured or killed during the commission of any of 68 existing federal crimes of violence. These crimes include some acts that...
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