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Laci and Conner’s Law
The highly publicized Lacy Peterson case has brought a lot of attention to about the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act” and the debate over fetal rights to the public. Scott Peterson the husband of the slain woman has been accused of killing his college sweetheart wife, Laci, a 27-year-old substitute teacher who was about a month away from delivering their first child, dumped her body in the ocean and then told her family and police detectives that she had simply vanished from their home6. ... Under California law, a fetus over the age of seven weeks can be considered a murder victim. ... 1 But there’s no federal law addressing the issue. ... The law was signed June 20, 2003 and became effective September 1, 2003 the law extends to the unborn child at every stage of the pregnancy. The law does not apply to conduct by the mother or the lawful medical procedures performed by a doctor or another licensed health care provider. ... 7
Pro-abortion groups like NOW and NARAL continues to insist that crimes such as the murders of Laci and Conner have only one victim. A recent national Fox News / Opinion Dynamics poll taken in response to the murder of Laci Peterson showed that (84 %) of Americans think that, if guilty, Scott Peterson should be charged with two counts of homicide, while (7%) believe that he should be charged with one count, (1%) said that he should be charged with something else and (8%) wasn’t sure. ... Generally pro-choice groups oppose the bill because it would classify the unborn child as a legal human being which can be protected by law.
Approximate Word count = 1312
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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