Vermont Right to Life Committee

VRLC seeks to change public opinion, policy, the law and behavior to respect the right to life and reject abortion, euthanasia and other actions that deny life

An act relating to crimes against an unborn child

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Bills have been introduced in both the Vermont House and the Vermont Senate to recognize that a fetus should be treated as a victim when a crime of homicide, driving under the influence (DUI), or grossly negligent operation of a motor vehicle results in the death of an unborn child.

  • H.779 – see the text of this bill as it was introduced by 20 members of the Vermont House
  • S.276 – see the text of this bill as it was introduced by 2 members of the Vermont Senate

The “Bennington Babies” – Kaleb and Harley Blair – killed in August 2009, have yet to be recognized, in life or in death, by the State of Vermont. And they are not the only ones.

Read the full story about Patricia Blair and her twin babies.
See and hear Trish Blair’s message to participants in the 2024 Pro-Life Lobby Day.

Participants in the 2024 Pro-Life Lobby Day will ask their representatives and senators to support this legislation. It is time for Vermont to join 39 states that recognize the unborn child as an additional victim of crime.

[See National Right to Life article]

Our Mission

The mission of the Vermont Right to Life Committee is to achieve universal recognition of the sanctity of human life from conception through natural death. In pursuit of that mission, VRLC, through peaceful, legal means, seeks changes in public opinion, public policy, the law, and individual behavior that respect the right to life and reject abortion, euthanasia, and other actions that deny the right to life.