Vermont's laws do not recognize a human being before birth as a person. Period. Therefore, as it stands, it is impossible to commit a crime against anyone before he or she is born. Even if a person commits a violent assault on a pregnant woman for the deliberate purpose of … [Read more...] about What about unborn babies who are victims of crime?
Legislation
The Bennington Babies
The lives of Kaleb and Harley Blair were ended by an impaired driver who was convicted of criminal operation of a motor vehicle, but the court was unable to recognize that any death resulted from the crime because the Vermont Legislature has failed to acknowledge common sense in … [Read more...] about The Bennington Babies
An act relating to crimes against an unborn child
Bills have been introduced in both the Vermont House and the Vermont Senate (2023-2024 Legislative Session) to recognize that a fetus should be treated as a victim when a crime of homicide, driving under the influence (DUI), or grossly negligent operation of a motor vehicle … [Read more...] about An act relating to crimes against an unborn child
House Bill 369 “An Act Relating to Health Insurance and Medicaid Coverage for Fertility-Related Services” (2023)
H.369 was read for the first time and referred to the House Health Care Committee on February 24, 2023. It had little movement throughout the 2023 legislative session, but the Committee did hold an initial meeting regarding this bill towards the end of session. For now, it … [Read more...] about House Bill 369 “An Act Relating to Health Insurance and Medicaid Coverage for Fertility-Related Services” (2023)
H.89 (Now Act 14) “An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity” and S.37 (Now Act 15) “An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers” (Both of these bills were passed in 2023 and are now current law.)
House Bill 89 (Act 14) and Senate Bill 37 (Act 15) were companion bills created to protect "health care providers" who were providing "legally protected healthcare" to both residents of Vermont, and nationwide, regardless of what other states' laws were regarding such … [Read more...] about H.89 (Now Act 14) “An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity” and S.37 (Now Act 15) “An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers” (Both of these bills were passed in 2023 and are now current law.)
