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National Right to Life Committee January 5, 2024 What appears below is a summary of the laws of the 39 states that recognize the unlawful killing of an unborn child as homicide in at least some circumstances. The federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act, enacted April...
National Right to Life Committee April 2, 2018 What appears below is a summary of the laws of the 38 states that recognize the unlawful killing of an unborn child as homicide in at least some circumstances. The federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act, enacted April 1,...
(All challenges were unsuccessful. All challenges were based at least in part on Roe v. Wade and/or denial of equal protection, unless otherwise noted.) Military Justice System Air Force Airman First Class Scott D. Boie was convicted by an Air Force court in Alaska in...
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2004) – In a landmark right-to-life victory, President George W. Bush on April 1 signed into law the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also known as "Laci and Conner's Law." The President's action culminated a five-year campaign by the National...
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997) carried the alternative title of "Laci and Conner's Law," at the request of the family of Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner, who were killed together in California in December, 2002. The State of California is...
What follows is a selection of reactions to the final congressional approval of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act ("Laci and Conner’s Law") by the U.S. Senate on March 25 and the signing of the bill by President Bush on April 1, 2004. Supporters of the law...
Key Facts on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act ("Laci and Conner's Law") (H.R. 1997) Published by the National Right to Life Committee Updated April 1, 2004 For more information on unborn victims of violence (or "fetal homicide" laws), visit the NRLC website...
Congresswoman Melissa Hart (R-Pa.), prime sponsor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2004. Behind her, left to right: Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tn.),...
Excerpts from Senate floor debate on the Feinstein single-victim substitute March 25, 2004 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.), author of the "single-victim substitute"]: Everything will be the same [in her bill] except a few simple words that inject the abortion...
March 16, 2004 RE: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997) and the Feinstein Substitute Amendment Dear Senator: Under a time agreement reached by unanimous consent on March 12, as early as March 23 you will vote on two “killer” amendments to the Unborn Victims...