Thread: Should the Murder of a pregnant woman count as one murder or two?
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Old 10-27-2005, 03:54 PM
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It's still murder, though, under US law, it's 3rd degree murder.

In addition, average jailtime for manslaughter in 2003-2004 was 5.9 years. Average jailtime for murder was 18.2 years, with a non-parole period of 14.4 years. Last time I checked, it's not hard to live for 18 years after you've killed someone.

Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...377206386.html
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