
Massachusetts Fetal Homicide Bill (H 1404)
This law was last updated on Dec 2, 2015
Number
H 1404
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Jan 22, 2013
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 25
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 26
Topics
Fetal HomicideFull Bill Text
H 1404 would allow for the prosecution of crimes against fetuses. Under this bill, any individual who engages in conduct that results in the death of, or bodily injury to, a child in utero when the conduct occurs, would be guilty of a separate offense.
Punishment for the separate offense would be treated the same as it would if the resulting injury or death had occurred to the mother.
H 1404 would not require proof that:
- the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge that the victim was pregnant; or
- the defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the victim.
The bill defines “child in utero” as “a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.”
People
Co-sponsor
- Matthew Beaton
- Viriato deMacedo
- George Peterson
- Colleen Garry
- Donald Wong
- Ryan Fattman
- John H. Rogers
- F. Jay Barrows
- James Lyons
- Donald Humason
- Angelo D'Emilia
- Randy Hunt
- Kevin Kuros
- Nicholas Boldyga
- Geoff Diehl
- Keiko Orrall
- James Miceli
- Angelo Scaccia
- James Dwyer
- Bradford Hill
- Todd Smola
- Paul Frost
- Sheila Harrington
- Kimberly Ferguson
- Elizabeth Poirier
Primary Sponsor
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