Iowa Court Rules Unborn Children Should Have the Same Rights as Born Children

The Iowa Supreme Court hesitantly admitted last week that unborn children should have the same rights as born children in cases involving a parent’s wrongful death, World Magazine reports.  The high court handed down the decision on May 6, ruling that a little girl who was still in the womb when her father died can be awarded damages for wrongful loss of parental companionship, according to the report.  Though the ruling has obvious implications for abortion, the Iowa justices tried to side-step the issue, according to the report.  read