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flag Puerto Rico’s governor signed a law recognizing a fetus as a human, expanding murder charges to include fetal death during attacks on pregnant women, sparking concerns over reproductive rights and medical care.

flag Puerto Rico’s Governor Jenniffer González signed a law amending the territory’s Penal Code to recognize a fetus as a human being, expanding first-degree murder to include the death of a fetus during the killing of a pregnant woman. flag The change, named after Keishla Rodríguez, a woman murdered in 2021 while pregnant, was passed without public hearings, sparking concerns from medical and legal experts. flag Critics warn the law could lead to “defensive medicine,” undermine patient privacy, and create legal ambiguities that may restrict medical care or criminalize abortion, despite abortion remaining legal in Puerto Rico. flag Opponents, including the ACLU and medical professionals, argue the rushed passage lacked proper review and could harm reproductive rights and the island’s strained healthcare system.

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