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Tennessee lawmakers vote to discontinue 'fetal assault' law

Clip: 3/26/2016 | 1m 41s

Tennessee lawmakers voted to nix the controversial fetal assault law.

Tennessee representatives voted to discontinue a controversial law that explicitly allowed prosecutors to charge a mother with fetal assault for using drugs while pregnant. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.

03/26/2016 | Rating NR

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