McClatchy News carries this report:
Congress commemorated the slain California woman by passing the controversial Laci and Conner’s Law and creating a new federal crime of killing an unborn child . . .
The rhetoric was emphatic on all sides. The bill was a lifesaver, supporters said. It would undermine women’s rights, opponents feared. In calculating the consequences of Laci and Conner’s Law, however, the jury is still out.
So far, Bureau of Justice Statistics databases don’t show any federal prosecutions under the law, also known as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Supporters of the law say they haven’t heard of any.
