In Indiana, it’s now double homicide to kill a pregnant woman

[TomSea]

In Indiana, it’s now double homicide to kill a pregnant woman

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – On Sunday, Indiana’s Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation empowering prosecutors to recognize preborn babies as second victims in the murder of their mothers.

He also signed legislation strengthening scrutiny of abortion facilities.

Senate Enrolled Act 203 gives prosecutors the discretion to charge individuals with murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter against a preborn baby if they did so in the course of committing the same crime against a pregnant woman.

Read more at: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/in-indiana-its-now-double-homicide-to-kill-a-pregnant-woman

[thackney]

Currently, at least 38 states have fetal homicide laws.  The states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia;and>Wisconsin>. At least 23 states have fetal homicide laws that apply to the earliest stages of pregnancy ("any state of gestation," "conception," "fertilization" or "post-fertilization")...

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/fetal-homicide-state-laws.aspx