Key Highlights
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- Gov.
- Jenniffer González said in a statement that the measure "aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being."The amendment, in Senate Bill 923, altered an article within Puerto Rico's Penal Code that defines murder.
- The government said that the amendment complements a law affirming that it would be first-degree murder if a suspect intentionally and knowingly kills a pregnant woman, resulting in the death of the conceived child at any stage of gestation.
- SOUTH CAROLINA GOP LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO CRIMINALIZE ABORTION AS MURDER Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico's governor, signed a bill that amends a law to recognize an unborn baby as a human being.
