Florida: Republican-backed bill declares life begins at conception
By Josh Hafenbrack Sun-Sentinel.com
March 12, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A bill that defines life at conception for the purpose of prosecuting violent acts against pregnant women today cleared a House panel along sharply divided party lines.

Republican legislators on the committee pushed through the effort to define an "unborn child" as a fetus at any stage of development in the womb. Under current law, an unborn child is defined as a "viable fetus" that is "capable of meaningful life outside the womb through standard medical measures." the rest