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Fetal Abuse Does a woman have the right to say how she will take care of her baby while she is pregnant? If yes, is there a limit to the amount of abuse she would be able to inflict on an unborn fetus? According to an article published by the Mother Jones Journal titled “Fetal Abuse” these questions were addressed. Fetal rights is the notion that unborn babies deserve the same legal protections as children. Between the late 1980’s and early 1990’s prosecutors in more than 30 states have charged pregnant women from child abuse to manslaughter. In almost all the cases, judges have thrown all cases due to the Supreme Court decision of Roe