House bill makes it double crime to attack pregnant woman
Friday, February 27, 2004
WASHINGTON -- The House voted Thursday to treat attacks on a pregnant woman as separate crimes against both her and the fetus she is carrying. Critics say it would undermine abortion rights by giving fetuses new federal legal status.
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