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HOUSE BILL NO. 1010 Offered January 25, 1994 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-36.2, relating to feticide. ---------- Patrons--Forbes, Howell and McDonnell ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-36.2 as follows:

§ 18.2-36.2. Fetus considered a person.

For the purposes of this article and the laws of the Commonwealth relating to murder, a fetus is considered a person and can be the victim of a murder.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0.00.