Originally Posted By: klydon1
Originally Posted By: olivant
Kly, couldn't some common law apply here? Afterall, a pregnant woman can be imprisoned.


Yes, a pregnant woman may be incarcerated, but the under common law and constitutional law the fetus is not a person.


Interesting. However, some state laws do consider the fetus viable during the last trimester, so personhood of the child would have to be accounted for by the court, right?

In your scenario, state law would have to specifically address the personhood of conjoined twins. I wonder if all states do address conjoined twins as such. Of course, constitutional interpretation would be the variable in any case.


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