HB 1292 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1292
AN ACT making it a crime to cause the death of an unborn child as a result of committing a violent act against a pregnant woman.
SPONSORS: Rep. Torressen, Carr 10; Rep. M. Nowe, Rock 4; Rep. Reeves, Hills 37; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill makes causing the death of an unborn child as a result of committing a violent act against a pregnant woman a homicide.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2261
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT making it a crime to cause the death of an unborn child as a result of committing a violent act against a pregnant woman.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Penalty for Death of Unborn Child as a Result of a Violent Act Against a Pregnant Woman. Amend RSA 630 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
630:7 Penalty for Death of Unborn Child as a Result of a Violent Act Against a Pregnant Woman.
I. Any person who causes the unlawful termination of a pregnancy at any stage of the unborn child's development through an act of violence against the mother shall be guilty of homicide, the degree of which shall be determined by the circumstances of the act as they relate to the categories set forth in this chapter.
II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the prosecution (a) of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law, (b) of any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or (c) of any woman with respect to her unborn child.
III. In this section:
(a) "Unborn child" means a child in utero at any stage in its gestation.
(b) "Unlawful termination" means causing the death of a child in utero as a result of injuries inflicted during the period of gestation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.