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  • Supporters press bill on fetal homicide; Many women make emotional pleas at Capitol event

    01/09/2004 10:07:52 AM PST · by Republican Wildcat · 22 replies · 242+ views
    The Courier-Journal ^ | Friday, January 09, 2004 | DEBORAH YETTER
    <p>FRANKFORT — Supporters of a bill to make killing a fetus a crime at any stage after conception crowded the Capitol rotunda yesterday for a rally that included tearful testimony about women whose pregnancies ended in tragedy.</p> <p>House Bill 3, which is largely backed by Republicans, drew the support of Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who pledged at the rally to help champion what also is known as the Caleb-Haley Act, named for the stillborn babies of two women who were in vehicle accidents caused by impaired drivers.</p>