The case law is still inconsistent about taking the life of a fetus in the late stage: Scott Peterson was charged with second degree murder for taking the life

The case law is still inconsistent about taking the life of a fetus in the late stage: Scott Peterson was charged with second degree murder for taking the life of unborn son at 7 and half months pregnacy when he took his pregnant wife's life, which is a precedent for it being a life at that stage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Peterson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Peterson