A new state law that creates separate crimes against mother and unborn child when a pregnant woman is physically attacked will hold assailants more accountable for their actions, supporters said Wednesday.
The fetal protection law is among 35 mostly criminal laws approved earlier this year that will take effect today. Others include one that allows authorities to seize cars followed in serious police chases and sell them after a conviction, and one that gives homeowners the benefit of the doubt that shooting an intruder was justified.
