Puerto Rico's Republican governor on Thursday signed a bill that amends a law to recognize an unborn baby as a human being, which opponents argued could eventually lead to outlawing abortion in the U.S. territory.Gov. Jenniffer González said in a statement that the measure "aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being."The amendment, in Senate Bill 923, altered an article within Puerto Rico's Penal Code that defines murder.The government said that the amendment complements a law affirming that it would be first-degree murde...

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