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Updated: 12:15 PM Apr 11, 2008
Fetal Homicide Law At Issue In NC
The Maria Lauterbach murder case sparked nationwide attention around the issue of a fetal homicide law in North Carolina. Posted: 11:49 PM Apr 10, 2008 |
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The Maria Lauterbach murder case sparked nationwide attention around the issue of a fetal homicide law in North Carolina.
Right now, according to state law, a person who kills a pregnant woman can not be charged with the resulting death of the unborn child.
North Carolina is only 1 of 12 states without the law, the only state without the law in the south. However, the family of a murdered pregnant woman, Jenna Nielsen is fighting to change that.
With the help of Representative Trudi Walend, the family is supporting a bill that seeks a separate murder charge for unborn victims of violence. Nielsen was murdered in June of 2007, while delivering newspapers in Raleigh.
Rep. Walend says opposers to house bill 263, fear a fetal homicide law will reverse Roe vs. Wade.
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We lost two very precious human beings, our granddaughter and great grandson, and the murderer should be aqccountable for what he did. If they were related to those who oppose this bill I really think they would support it. May Jenna and Ethan rest in peace...someday...when this bill is passed, and the murderer caught!
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Jonathan, you dont know me, nor do I know you. I dont agree with abortion being used as a form of birth control by no means, but if a woman is raped and becomes pregnant, that should be her option to keep the child or not. Or I suppose she can ask the attacker to hold on a minute while she grabs a condom for him to wear or whatever.... Some of you people need to think before you type and stop jumping to conclusions about everyone. I said I do agree with a murderer being charged with 2 murders, I dont agree with the government governing what a woman can or cannot do with her own body. Two separate issues, but of course you are going to get someone closed minded to right a law that will give us women no choice.
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To Nikki, it was also your choice not to use protection and therefore shows you are incapable of reasonable decisions, this is one case where I believe goverment should take control.
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