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I think it's wrong to assume that the mother wanted to abort the child, and thus the murderer should be tried for murdering two people IMO.
And if there was documentation that the mother had signed that indicated she wanted to abort the child, and was murdered, then I would think the murderer should be tried for murdering one person and acting out of practice and aborting the unborn child, given that he isn't a doctor with the rights to do such things.
There is definitely a difference between a mother's consent to abort and a murder's intent to abort, because he is not carrying the child.
When such a case arises, I think it's safe to assume that the mother intended to have the child, unless there is signed and valid documentation stating otherwise.. And if there is such documentation, would that change the charges against the murderer from murdering two people to something else?
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