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AUGUSTA The aunts of a pregnant Bangor woman murdered by her husband 2 years ago urged members of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee on Thursday to support a bill that would make the death by violence of an "unborn child" a homicide.
The women also attended a bill signing by Gov. John Baldacci of what some considered to be a competing measure to the fetal homicide bill they support.See the full content of this document
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Fetal Homicide Bill Elicits Testimony
In emotional testimony that included showing an autopsy photo of the 34-week-old fetus that died when their niece was murdered, Kristen Eckmann of Hudson and Kristy Fowler Eckmann of Dedham asked the committee to pass LD 262 and create a state law similar to the one passed by Congress last year.
"Because of the [federal] Laci and Connor bill, a man could kill a woman w...See the full content of this document
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