Fetalcide
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Fetalcide is a term to describe the homicide of an unborn child, usually in conjunction with the homicide of the child's mother. The person in the womb, with rights known as personhood, has a right to live and fetalcide ends that chance. The military court system is trying to charge Nidal Malik Hasan with 14 murders, this includes the unborn that perished in the terrorist massacre. [1]
Other instances of fetalcide include a pregnant mother ending her own unborn childs life by gunshot. [2] Also, fetalcide can explain when a drunk boyfriend assaults his pregnant girlfriend and subsequently the child dies.