Is abortion a crime against humanity?

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donathos said:

I have no conclusive answers on abortion; I think it's as sticky a subject as they come, and while I consider myself pro-choice, I have no idea where to draw the line.

I've been thinking about the idea that abortion is murder, however, and it got me thinkng about a couple of scenarios:

Suppose a pregnant woman trips and falls down a flight of stairs, which results in an abortion.  Is that involuntary manslaughter?  Is she criminally responsible?

And, for those who think that abortion is not murder, how about this:

Suppose a pregnant woman is attacked by a someone who savagely beats her stomach, resulting in an abortion.  Is this crime merely assault against the woman?  Or is there any additional penalty for ending the life of her would-be child?

Question 1: No she's not responsible. It was an accident. Manslaughter on a fetus would be more like drinking or snorting coke while pregnant. Ask that question instead. It's a better one.

Question 2: Of course there's an additional penalty because it wasn't the attackers fetus to abort. He is penalized with aborting someone elses' child, which if a doctor did this to a woman would also be a crime. You just made me think of another question regarding this though. If I can get the wording down, I'll post it later.