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President Bush Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act Into Law, After Dramatic One-Vote Win in Senate.
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2004) - - In a landmark right-to-life victory, President George W. Bush on April 1 signed into law the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also known as "Laci and Conner's Law."
The President's action culminated a five-year campaign by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) to win enactment of the legislation, which recognizes unborn children as victims when they are injured or killed during the commission of federal or military crimes of violence.
The President's action came just one week after the bill (H.R. 1997) survived a showdown in the U.S. Senate by a single vote - - 49-50. The anticipated Democratic presidential nominee, ...
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...for the first bill signing ceremony of the year 2004. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act provides that, under federal law, any...building a culture of life. It is now my honor to sign the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004. (The bill is signed.)
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News May 1, 2003 700+ words
...win enactment of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act in...boost to the bill. President Bush also urged Congress...Johnson. On May 7, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act was...Fourteen of these unborn victims laws apply throughout...
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...congressional approval of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act ("Laci...the signing of the bill by President Bush on April 1, 2004. Supporters...chief House sponsor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act: President Bush's signature on "Laci...
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- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Stein, Lisa April 5, 2004 700+ words
...that would have imposed the same penalties without assigning legal status to the fetus. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which President Bush is set to sign into law, defines a fetus as "a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any...
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