Unitarianism is a personal approach to religion that promotes religious freedom and is open to various beliefs. With around 800,000 followers worldwide, Unitarianism stresses the oneness of God and the unity of all humans.
This means that in our state, the parent(s) cannot bring a wrongful death civil suit if the fetus dies based on negligence or other wrongdoing. If the parent or parents are witness to the wrongful act that brings about the fetal death, however, the parents may have a rightful claim for infliction of emotional distress.
A Tennessee court has held that adoption by estoppel or equitable adoption are probate concepts to determine inheritance and do not apply to proceedings for parentage, custody, and visitation. Scarlett. The same is probably true in Texas courts. Adopted children can contest the will of their parents. A formally adopted child and an informally adopted child whose adoptive grandparents were in privity with the adoption, can contest the will of their adoptive grandparents.