Word: unborn
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...most recent, and possibly the most underhanded, anti-choice crusade has centered on the misnamed Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA). The legislation was pitched as a way to provide tougher punishments for criminals, but its real purpose was to set a precedent for referring to fetuses as legal entities with legal rights. Congressional Democrats offered a separate piece of legislation that would have provided equally strong sentences for those who injure pregnant women, but pro-life members of Congress killed the legislation. They didn’t want a bill that would punish criminals unless it would also help...
...most contentious issue, of course, is abortion. Congress recently passed the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act,” a law that effectively grants fetuses the legal status of persons. At issue is clearly not the protection of pregnant women—an otherwise identical bill that dropped the-fetus-as-person language was shot down. Even many pro-life supporters unapologetically admit that the law is intended to lay the groundwork for a future legal challenge...
...week he made a rare appearance on the Senate floor to vote against a bill that would make harming a fetus a separate offense during the commission of a crime. The vote put Kerry on the same side as abortion-rights advocates in opposing specific legal rights for the unborn--and against nearly two-thirds of his fellow Senators...
...what critics call partial-birth abortion, the Senate last week voted, 61 to 38, to make it a crime to injure or kill a fetus when a pregnant woman is attacked in a federal crime. The House, spurred by the killing of Laci Peterson and her unborn son in California more than a year ago, passed the measure in February, and President Bush has promised to sign it. Supporters deny it is linked to abortion, pointing out that 29 states already have unborn-victim laws. "This bill is about simple justice," said Republican Senator Mike DeWine. But pro-choice advocates...
Hottest Person you don’t know: My unborn...