New Florida law will make killing fetuses a crime

By Washington Examiner
Published June 20, 2014 8:33pm ET
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It will soon become a crime in Florida to kill or injure a fetus at any stage of development.

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill (HB 59) into law that was a response to the case of a Tampa-area woman who was tricked into taking an abortion pill.

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