Bill Text: CT SB00354 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Unborn Victims Of Violence.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00354 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00354-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 354
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 1783
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 53a-3 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the term "person", when used to describe the victim of an offense, includes a child in utero.

Statement of Purpose:

To create justice for unborn victims of violence by providing that a child in utero may be considered a victim if killed or injured as a result of a crime.