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To: Ryan Plovie (Hijacked) who wrote (560379)	4/5/2004 9:23:24 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Respond to of 769670

Her prosecution marks the first time the state has applied a child abuse statute to an in utero death. The first trial ended in a mistrial Jan. 12 when two of the jurors admitted searching the Internet to explore issues surrounding homicide by child abuse. Under South Carolina law, a fetus in the third trimester is considered a person and authorities have vigorously pursued different kinds of prosecutions, from charging mothers with distributing drugs to a minor to murder if the believe the women are harming their fetuses. - it might end up going to the Supremes, we'll see