Unborn Baby's Death Not Murder Under Bahamian Law
The death of Lauren Saunders' unborn baby is not considered murder under Bahamian law, amidst public outrage over the killing of the seven-month pregnant mother-of-two.
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe emphasized that the country's laws do not classify a fetus as a separate life under the murder statute.
Murder applies only to the killing of a person with independent circulation, while the death of a fetus is treated as abortion.
- Calls have flooded social media demanding two murder counts be brought, one for Ms Saunders and another for her unborn baby.
- The Bahamas criminalises abortion in nearly all circumstances, yet its laws do not recognise the killing of an unborn child through violence as a separate offence.
Ms Saunders went missing on Sunday after leaving work early.
Author's summary: Bahamas law doesn't recognize fetus as separate life.
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