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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...