The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that the killing of a fetus constitutes second-degree murder, even if the accused had no idea the expectant mother was pregnant. The 6-1 ruling strengthens a 34-year-old state law that holds murder defendants accountable for two killings if a mother and her fetus are slain, and comes five days after President Bush signed legislation making it a separate federal crime to hurt an unborn child while assaulting the mother.
April 06, 2004 at 12:00 AM
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