Article 5RQNS Zoe’s law: NSW revives effort to punish offenders who cause the death of an unborn foetus

Zoe’s law: NSW revives effort to punish offenders who cause the death of an unborn foetus

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Elias Visontay
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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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