His wife Catherine Herring, who has filed for divorce, told the court the jail sentence was not long enough. She said their 1-year-old daughter, their third child, was born about 10 weeks premature, has developmental delays and attends therapy eight times a week.

“I do not believe that 180 days is justice for attempting to kill your child seven separate times,” Catherine Herring said.

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    9 months ago

    Maybe he would have gotten life in prison if the embryo/fetus he tried to kill actually died. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The baby survived but with developmental delays.

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      Do you think that a doctor that attempted an abortion but the fetus survived would be treated any differently than a doctor that completed an abortion? It’s the procedure that’s criminalized, not the result.

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        9 months ago

        There have been plenty of cases of attempted murder in which the criminal gets a lighter sentence because the victim is still alive. Don’t be mad at me. Blame the stupid criminal justice system.