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So perhaps your whole point is pointless at this time.
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I agree that at this time these questions don't apply, but i think its still think these are valid questions to ask. The law in its present form is a fairly good law, one that its hard to argue with. Since the fetus harmed is most likley going to be caried to term, the harm to the pregnant woman is causing harm to an actual human being, even if that human being won't exist for another few months. And I think we all can agree that an attack on a pregnant woman is a particularlly henious crime that deserves extra punishment.
That said, I worry that its a small step from here to charging pregnent women who drink or somke or do drugs with child abuse (I don't think they do this already, but I could be wrong). There are certianly arguments that could be made for laws like this, but then certainly these questions would come into play.