Zoe’s law: NSW revives effort to punish offenders who cause the death of an unborn foetus
by Elias Visontay from World news | The Guardian on (#5RQNS)
Attorney general Mark Speakman says legislation acknowledges heartbreak suffered by families' when an unborn child is killed
The New South Wales parliament will consider a revived push to make it a standalone criminal offence to cause the death of an unborn foetus when a pregnant mother is injured or killed.
On Wednesday, the NSW attorney general, Mark Speakman, introduced new legislation to state parliament which he said would better acknowledge the heartbreak suffered by families and punish offenders appropriately" when an unborn child was killed.
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