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UVVA Now in Effect in West Virginia.(Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004)
As of July, The Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Christy and Ashleyjjs Law) in now in effect in West Virginia. The legislation recognizes unborn children as separate victims of crime.
Former Gov. Bob Wise vetoed a 2004 version, but Gov. Joe Manchin signed the bill into law in March shortly after the state House approved it on an overwhelmingly bipartisan margin.
qqThe legislation was signed into law because, in 2004, West Virginia for the first time elected a pro-life Democratic governor, completing our successes in recent years of electing an overwhelmingly pro-life legislature,qq said Wanda Franz, Ph.D., president of NRLC and West Virginiajjs representative on the NRLC board of directors. qqThis is a far different situation from just a few years ago, when either pro-abortion leadership in the legislature would derail pro-life legislation or a pro-abortion Democratic governor would veto such legislation.qq
Dr. Franz added, qqThese are the fruits of patient work at the grassroots level of identifying and informing pro-life voters.qq
Unfortunately, justice comes too late for many families. Christy Alberts was eight months pregnant when she was shot execution style, killing both her and her unborn daughter whom she had already named Ashley Nicole. The Alberts family was devastated to know that no murder charges would be filed on behalf of little Ashley.
More recently, a Beckley, West Virginia, man, Christopher J. Simmons, has been charged with malicious wounding in connection with an alleged assault involving his girlfriend. On April 4, Simmons and his girlfriend, who was four-and-a-half months pregnant, were arguing when he reportedly struck her in the stomach several times, killing their unborn child. Simmons could face 2-10 years in jail. No murder charges will be filed.
qqHad this alleged assault taken place after July 1, Mr. Simmons could have been charged with homicide and faced a much stiffer sentence,qq said Karen Cross, West Virginians for Life ...
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