FACT:
When a pregnant woman is murdered in North Carolina, the unborn child is not recognized as a Victim.
Unborn Victims Of Violence will change that.
Unborn Victims of Violence will state the following:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO commits the crime of murder or manslaughter OF A PREGNANT WOMAN is GUILTY OF A SEPARATE OFFENSE for THE RESULTING DEATH OF THE unborn child and to provide that a person who commits a felony or a misdemeanor that is an act of domestic violence and injures a pregnant woman that results in a miscarriage or stillbirth by the woman is guilty of a separate offense that is punishable at the same class and level as the underlying offense.
How YOU can help:
Use the form below to contact our State Leaders and let them know you support the passage of this bill. Your message will automatically be sent to Governor Easley, Speaker Joe Hackney and Marc Basnight
We all need your help and persistence in getting this law passed. You can make a difference.
For your convenience - You can copy and paste the text below into the large box and send off to our leaders. Just fill in the info and click SUBMIT.
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To The Leaders of the State of North Carolina,
In light of the murders of 8 months pregnant Jenna Nielsen and her unborn son Ethen; 5 months pregnant Michelle Young and her unborn child; pregnant Janet Abaroa and her unborn child; 8 months pregnant Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child; pregnant Leanna Newman and her unborn child Brianna; pregnant Ebony Robinson and her unborn child Elijah, to name a few, I fully support the passage of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Are these murdered pregnant women not enough? Please do not let this type of violent crime continue in the State of North Carolina. Please push the Unborn Victims of Violence Act thru and change the laws of North Carolina immediately.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
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You are permitted to submit this as many times as you would like. The more that are sent, the more likely we will be heard.
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Contact Our State Leaders directly to show your support for
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Governor Mike Easley 919-733-4240 governor.office@ncmail.net
President Pro Tem Marc Basnight 919-733-6854 marcb@ncleg.net
Speaker Joe Hackney 919-733-5752 joeh@ncleg.net
More information on House Bill 263 can be found by clicking here.