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Senator
John Ensign's Letter Supporting Laci and Connor's
Law. Senator Ensign is a Co-sponsor.
The
following is posted by permission of Senator Ensign's
office.
This
is an official communication from the Office of Senator
John Ensign. Any tampering or alteration of this
communication is prohibited and may result in criminal
investigation or prosecution.
March
8, 2004
Mr.
Don Nelson
PO
BOX 50786
Sparks,
Nevada 89435-0786
Dear
Mr. Nelson:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Unborn Victims of
Violence Act (S. 1019) of which I am a cosponsor. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with
me, and I value the opportunity to address them.
This
bill would make it a federal crime to harm an unborn baby
during a criminal attack on a pregnant woman.
There are two lives at stake when a pregnant woman
is attacked. A
woman who loses her child as a consequence of a crime is
not the only one harmed; there are two victims from that
act.
The
recent nationwide publicity surrounding the murder of
27-year-old Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner, has
renewed public concern about violence against the unborn.
The bodies of Laci, who was eight months pregnant
at the time she disappeared, and Conner were discovered on
a rocky shoreline of the San Francisco Bay.
Baby Conner was found near his mother with his
umbilical cord still attached.
Under
California State law, intentionally killing a fetus is
murder, and California prosecutors are seeking to bring
separate murder charges in the deaths of Laci Peterson and
her unborn son. However,
the murder charge that California prosecutors will bring
for the death of Laci's son would not be permitted if that
crime were being prosecuted under current federal law.
In
26 states today, if you commit a crime of violence against
a pregnant woman and her unborn baby dies, you can be
punished for the violence against both the mother and the
unborn child. But,
if a federal crime of violence is committed against a
pregnant woman and her baby dies, the death of the unborn
child could essentially go unpunished.
Examples of such federal crimes of violence would
include kidnapping across state lines, drug-related
drive-by shootings, or assaults on federal property.
As
a civilized society, we must take a stand against violent
crimes against children, even those waiting to be born.
We have an obligation to our unborn children who
cannot speak for themselves.
Once
again, thank you for contacting me on this very important
issue. Should you have any other questions or comments or
would like to contact me in the future regarding another
issue, please do not hesitate to either write or e-mail me
via my website at http://ensign.senate.gov.
Sincerely,
JOHN
ENSIGN
United
States Senator |
