HB 1261: Unborn Victims Of Violence Act

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Summary

The bill creates a new statutory part that addresses violent acts against an unborn child and includes the following crimes:
  • Murder of an unborn child; and
  • Voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child.
An unborn child is defined as 16 weeks or older. The bill describes acts that do not constitute crimes under the new part.
 

Year

2010

Current status

  • House Judiciary

Publications

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