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Fetus = Person in New Hampshire on January 1

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A new state statute defines a fetus at least 20 weeks old as a person in cases of homicide — with an exemption for abortion. But a fetus can be a victim of murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide in other cases in New Hampshire come Monday, January 1.

A new state statute defines a fetus at least 20 weeks old as a person in cases of homicide — with an exemption for abortion. But a fetus can be a victim of murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide in other cases in New Hampshire come Monday, January 1.…