New York S05921 would allow unborn children to be victims of assault or homicide.

New York S05921 amends the penal law to allow either a person or an unborn child in any stage of gestation to be the victim of an assault or homicide. It defines "person" to include any human being who is born and is alive or an unborn child at any stage of gestation. The bill excludes lawful abortions, medical treatment, and acts by the pregnant woman from constituting an assault on an unborn child. The intent is to protect the right of a pregnant woman to carry her child to term and to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against pregnant women and their unborn children.

New York S05921 would allow unborn children to be victims of assault or homicide.

New York S05921 amends the penal law to allow either a person or an unborn child in any stage of gestation to be the victim of an assault or homicide. It defines "person" to include any human being who is born and is alive or an unborn child at any stage of gestation. The bill excludes lawful abortions, medical treatment, and acts by the pregnant woman from constituting an assault on an unborn child. The intent is to protect the right of a pregnant woman to carry her child to term and to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against pregnant women and their unborn children.