Pennsylvania Man Convicted Under Fetal Homicide Law

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 20 to 60 years for the death of his girlfriend and her unborn child.

Matthew Bullock, 28, was sentenced to serve 20 to 60 years in a secure mental health facility after admitting to police that he strangled Lisa Hargrave during an argument and hid her body in a closet. Pennsylvania is one of more than two dozen states with a fetal homicide law, and a similar bill is pending in Congress.

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South Dakota Man Faces Fetal Homicide Charges

A South Dakota man accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend is facing charges for the unborn child's death.

Sundance Medicinehorn Keeble was charged with fetal homicide under a state law which allows prosecutors to press charges if an unborn child dies as a result of the attack on the mother. Keeble's girlfriend, who survived the assault, was four to five months pregnant.

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Survey: Abortion Clinics Go "Judge Shopping" in Ohio

A survey of juvenile court judges in Ohio found that judges gave permission to teens to have abortions without parental consent in nine out of ten cases.

The survey, which involved the state's largest juvenile court systems, also found that most judicial bypass cases were heard in counties that tend to have more "liberal" judges, suggesting that abortion counselors are steering teens to counties where they are more likely to be approved for abortion.

Originally published in The Post-Abortion Review, 11(4), Oct-Dec. 2003.