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[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Abortion? Lmfao they called it that? x⸑x

If it wasn't America I would guess it was to protect future generations of kids in war zones.

[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It has a specific exception for abortion but was largely a ploy to elevate fetuses legal status to a party capable of being wronged under federal law and so lay the groundwork for future challenges to abortion. The pretense was that violent crimes against pregnant women should get punished more harshly because there’s two victims.

Turns out they didn’t need it, they could just pack the courts and get what they wanted without all the trouble.

this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2024
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