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The Bill of the [|H.R. 1997] (Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 ) was that it was passed with a 61 votes to pass and a 38 votes not to pass with a 1 not voting. With only half of the votes needed to pass the bill the bill was passed. The bill protected unborn children from assault, murder and other purposes.
 * 1. What are the specifics of this voting situation?**

This vote was made i would have to say nationally because it's a national problem to be voting on. Just like the topic of abortion, many people and relgion's have their own views and oppions on this topic. It's not just a state or local problem it's a national problem and can also be seen as a historical problem because once it's passed it will stay forever. and no matter what all babie's that are unborn that die with their mother's will count as a human body unborn or not. **3. Why was this election so close?** This vote was so close because it's a problem where there can be two sides to it. You could see it from the prespective of a mother or a father but you can also see it from an outsider. Plus many people and their relgion's have many view's and belifs on the topic of if a mother dies when she is pregnate if the unborn child should count as a death as well as the mother. It was a 61 yes to pass and a 38 to not pass with 1 not voting []
 * 2. What did this vote mean historically, internationally, nationally, and/or locally?**

**4. How might the outcome differ if more or less people voted?** If less people were to have not voted then today many unborn babies that were either assaulted, murdered or other sistuations and died while still in their mother's may have not been counted as murder or assault charges, and the person who was found guilty of this crime would probally have gotten off with one less murder victim. But if more people have voted to pass the bill much wouldn't have changed the bill would have been passed still and unborn babies would be protected from murder and assault just they would have passed more than just half of the votes.

**5. Your question: How would the world be different if this bill wasn't passed?** If the bill was never passed then many women who have died when they were pregnate their cases would only be charged with one death of themselves instead of two of them one for them and one for their baby. The bill now is very well it's well enforced. If a women has a miscarriage due to events that have occured to her in an assault manor or she was murdered after the first trimester of her pregnancy then it's considered homocide Of the baby. [] There have been cases both before and after this bill was passed. But not all were in assault and physical abuse. One incedent was with a bombing where a pregnate women and her unborn baby were both killed. and the bomber was charged with charges with two murders. [] There was a case before this bill was passed. But in this case the baby was born alive and just died a few moments after. Therefore it does not count in the bill of "unborn victims of violence act". But they have said that if the baby had died in the first trimester of the womens pregnancy. []
 * 6. Your question:How often is the bill used today?**
 * 7. Your question:Were there cases before this that had lead up to this bill being created?**
 * 8. Your question:How many cases were ignored before the bill was voted on or passed?**