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New Hampshire Senate Passes Bill Defining Fetus As Person

Matthew McDonald

If it becomes law, the bill would define an unborn child as a person, which would allow prosecutors to pursue a homicide charge if an unborn child wrongfully dies in an assault. The bill would not affect intentional abortion, but opponents suspect it's a means of undermining the legal status of abortion.

Around New England

Jeering Protesters Heckle Immigration Skeptic at University of Southern Maine

Matthew McDonald

State Representative Lawrence Lockman, a Republican, took swipes at Portland's sanctuary city status, arguing that it endangers Americans. The raucous crowd at the campus auditorium was roughly split between supporters and opponents.

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