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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 108th Congress - 2nd Session As complied through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Summary Question: On Passage of the Bill(H.R. 1997) Vote Number 63 Vote Date: March 25, 2004, 05:39 PM Required For Majority: 1/2. Vote Result: Bill Passed Measure Number H.R. 1997 (Laci and Conner's Law) Measure Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes. Vote Counts: YEAs 61 NAYs 38...

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE CONDEMNS KERRY FOR HIS VOTE AGAINST UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT WASHINGTON (March 26, 2004) -- The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) assailed Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) for his vote against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997), which passed the U.S. Senate 61-38 on Thursday, March 25. The bill, also known as "Laci and Conner's Law," recognizes the unborn child as a second victim when he or she is killed or injured during the commission of a violent federal crime. "Apparently, John Kerry believes that if a criminal commits a federal crime that...

Washington, Mar. 26 (CWNews.com) - The US Senate yesterday passed a bill that will make criminals punishable for harm done to unborn children in the course of a violent crime. Ten Catholic senators voted against the bill, which was opposed by abortion providers. The legislation which the Senate approved on March 25 has already been passed by the House of Representatives. It now needs only the signature of President George W. Bush in order to become federal law. The President has indicated that he fully supports the measure, and is likely to sign it promptly. The measure passed despite the...

NOW Fights Right-Wing Assault on Abortion Rights, Urges Supporters to March on April 25th March 26, 2004 "Under the guise of maternal and fetal protection, reproductive freedoms are once again under attack," said NOW President Kim Gandy, responding to yesterday's 61-38 Senate vote in favor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA). "This legislation is another underhanded attempt to roll back women's rights. Giving a fetus at any stage of development the same legal rights as the pregnant woman will undermine the right to abortion as guaranteed under Roe v. Wade." Attempting to protect current abortion laws, Senator...

ACLU Calls Senate Anti-Choice Vote Misguided; Reproductive Freedom Could Be Undermined By Bill’s Passage March 25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON - Following the Senate’s adoption of the so-called "Unborn Victims of Violence Act," the American Civil Liberties Union today called the measure an ill-advised assault on reproductive freedom, saying that pregnant women could be protected without adopting the bill’s approach of undermining the right to choose abortion. "This thinly veiled attempt to create fetal rights is an effort to further erode the reproductive rights of women," said Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Thursday to make it a separate crime to harm a fetus during commission of a violent federal crime, a victory for those seeking to expand the legal rights of the unborn. The 61-38 vote on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act sends the legislation, after a five-year battle in Congress, to President Bush for his signature, which he promised to provide. "Pregnant women who have been harmed by violence, and their families, know that there are two victims - the mother and the unborn child - and both victims should be protected by federal...

PRO-LIFE CHALLENGE Federal Legislation Key Facts on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (S. 1019, H.R. 1997)Published by the National Right to Life CommitteeUpdated January 5, 2004For more information on unborn victims of violence (or "fetal homicide" laws), visit the NRLC website at http://www.nrlc.org/Unborn_victims/index.html.* The Unborn Victims of Violence Act (also known as "Laci and Conner's Law") is a proposed federal law currently under consideration in Congress. This bill, which is supported by President Bush, is sponsored in the Senate by Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) (S. 1019), and in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Melissa Hart (R-Pa.) (H.R. 1997)....

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of a House committee took the first steps in offering further protection to pregnant women and their unborn children, by approving legislation that would allow prosecutors to hold criminals accountable when they kill or injure an unborn child in the course of an attack against a pregnant woman. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill on a 20-13 party line vote, though the bill is expected to receive considerable bipartisan support on the House floor. Lawmakers say that pregnant women are increasingly targeted with violence -- including some cases where the attacker intends to cause...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would make it a separate federal crime to kill or injure a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman. Democrats on the panel called the legislation a thinly veiled attempt to erode abortion rights.</p>

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- The pro-abortion group NARAL is attempting to mobilize their supporters in opposition to several pieces of legislation under consideration in the upcoming session of Congress. Labeling September as "anti-choice month," NARAL warns supporters in an e-mail to "speak out and try and stop" measures that would protect the lives of unborn children. The NARAL e-mail, with the subject "Please Protect a Woman's Right to Choose," was sent to abortion supporters to be distributed to Congressmen regarding the upcoming legislative debate on abortion legislation. The e-mail expresses "serious concern" regarding "numerous attacks in Congress on privacy rights...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- On Tuesday afternoon, the House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee held a hearing on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997). Those who testified told members of the subcommittee that the bill recognizes there are two victims when a pregnant mother is attacked and an unborn child is killed or injured. Tracy Marciniak, a Wisconsin woman who lost her unborn son Zachariah when her husband assaulted her, told the members to look at a photograph of her and her dead son. "I ask you to look at this photo to look at this photograph and ask yourselves:...

Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Tracy Marciniak survived a Feb. 8, 1992, assault for which her then-husband was later convicted. Her unborn son Zachariah did not survive the attack. She has since become an advocate for legislation to punish unborn victims of violence and told members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution about her experience Tuesday. "The first time I ever held him in my arms, he was already dead," Marciniak said, pointing to a photo of herself holding Zachariah's body at the child's funeral. "I know that some lawmakers and some groups insist that there is no...

Chabot Subcommittee Hearing Tuesday on Unborn Victims of Violence Act 7/7/03 3:20:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 202-225-2492, http://www.house.gov/judiciary News Advisory: WHAT: Legislative hearing on H.R. 1997, the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003" or "Laci and Conner's Law" WHO: Subcommittee on the Constitution - Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Chairman WHEN: 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2003 WHERE: 2141 Rayburn Building Under current federal law, an individual who commits a federal crime of violence against a pregnant woman is neither charged with any...