Mother Not Likely to Be Charged in Newborn Death

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You have to read the story below from WSET in Lynchburg, Virginia.  You have got to be kidding me that no charges will be filed for this.  Below is just a piece of the article, click the link for the full version…

Right now, it appears no crime was committed, at least as Virginia law is currently written. The law is clear when it comes to newborns. It indicates that you can’t kill what isn’t alive on its own.

In this case, because the child still had an attached umbilical chord that was still connected to the mother, under the law the baby was not alive to begin with.

All I can say is WOW!  Just because the umbilical chord was still attached.  Never mind the fact that this baby was a full term, 9 month old living human being. We have all seen or held a new born, can you imaging getting away with this just because of a loop hole in the law text.  Absolutely absurd.

Full Story Here

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