House to Vote on Unborn Victims Bill
House to vote on Unborn Victims Bill which will determine the legal rights of children in the mother’s womb.
bq.. WASHINGTON Feb. 26 The legal rights of the fetus are at issue in a House vote on legislation that would make it two separate crimes to harm both a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act, expected to pass the House Thursday, has the strong endorsement of the White House and was near the top of the election-year wish list for President Bush’s conservative base.
Backers said the measure was needed to bring federal law in line with 29 states where those who attack pregnant women can be charged with two crimes when the fetus is harmed, including murder when it dies.
One of those states is California, where Scott Peterson is on trial for the murder of his wife Laci and her unborn boy Conner. The bill has also been designated Laci and Conner’s Law.
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