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  • Senate Passes Unborn Victims Bill, heads to President Bush

    03/25/2004 3:57:58 PM PST · by Coleus · 98 replies · 407+ views
    03.25.03
    Senate Passes Unborn Victims Bill WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004  (Photo: AP) "This bill recognizes that there are two victims. It's as simple as that."Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio (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. The White House said in a statement that it "strongly supports protection for unborn...