Pennsylvania man charged with assault of unborn child for punching pregnant girlfriend
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with aggravated assault of an unborn child after allegedly striking his pregnant girlfriend. The incident occurred when the woman refused to have an abortion, leading to her hospitalization due to injuries. The man remains in jail after failing to post bail following his arraignment.
- ▪Antoine Jean Porcenat, 41, was charged with felony aggravated assault of an unborn child on May 18.
- ▪The assault reportedly happened after the man pressured his girlfriend to abort their eight-week-old fetus.
- ▪Porcenat faces additional misdemeanor charges of assault and reckless endangerment.
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News Pennsylvania man charged with assault of unborn child for punching pregnant girlfriend In Pennsylvania, aggravated assault and murder of an unborn child are illegal, but abortion is legal 23 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy for any reason and up to birth for 'medical' exceptions. Shutterstock AntoninoCambria 0 Antonino Cambria Comments 0 Thu May 28, 2026 - 6:35 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — A Pennsylvania man was charged last week with felony aggravated assault of an unborn child among other charges after striking his pregnant girlfriend twice in the stomach when she refused to murder their child by abortion.
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