Attn: New Hampshire residents! Don't be fooled by 'Brandi's Law.'

Do not support this movement.

Here’s what it’s about: Brandi was a pregnant nineteen-year old that was beaten to death by her boy friend. This is truly, horrible stuff. Brandi's law is an attempt to define an un-born fetus as a person, so Brandi's boy friend can be tried for two murders rather than one.

On the surface it seems like a pretty good idea. Bust this monster for two murders instead of one, how can you go wrong? But you may be tricked into bringing the anti-abortion folks in the back door. This law would, essentially, end the debate on fetal development and give anti-abortion folks the legal foothold they’ve been looking for.

If Brandi’s boyfriend committed two murders that day, than killing a fetus, even an unviable one, would be a capitol offence. And there go your reproductive rights!

As much as I think Brandi’s boyfriend deserves rot in some prison somewhere, (and Brandi’s law will not change the fact that he is indeed going to) I’m not willing to concede legal precedence or debate to see someone serve two, rather than one life sentence.