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| Laci Peterson's stepfather lobbies Legislature to pass bill (Updated story) |
| It would add charges in pregnant women's deaths February 22, 2005 |
| Laci Peterson's stepfather visited Oregon's Capitol on Monday to lobby for a bill that would create separate charges for killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Laci's stepfather, Ron Grantski, testified in Oregon in support of a bill introduced by House Speaker Karen Minnis, R-Wood Village. "When somebody takes that grandchild, son or daughter away from you, that's murder," Grantski said in a news conference after his testimony. Because the bill would recognize the unborn child with a separate criminal charge, supporters of abortion rights have criticized the proposal, saying that it would chip away at a woman's right to have an abortion. Grantski, who favors abortion rights, said that the bill exempts abortion and doesn't have anything to do with the abortion debate. During his testimony, Grantski described the agony of losing a wanted, expected grandchild and urged lawmakers to pass the bill. "You've gotta have justice for both, not just for one," Grantski said. A competing Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Kate Brown, D-Portland, would increase charges by one count for people convicted of abusing or killing a pregnant woman, but it would not create a separate charge for the unborn child. UPDATED STORY - BILL PASSED! HOME INDEX LACI LACI'S FAMILY LACI'S ALBUM LACI'S HOUSE |
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