1.   Because their technique might harm the fetus, the researchers only studied women who had chosen to terminate normal pregnancies.

2.   Abortion foes scored their first major political victory since George W. Bush became president as the House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to harm a fetus.

3.   He assailed an amendment by Democrats that would have stiffened penalties for harming a pregnant woman, but not made harming a fetus a separate crime.

4.   Last month, the House voted to make it a separate federal crime to harm a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman.

5.   Mercury can reside in the body for months, harming the fetuses of women exposed to mercury before they even know they are pregnant.

6.   Missouri is among the states with laws against harming a fetus, Johnson said.

7.   Raw fish, a dietary no-no during pregnancy in this country, can carry parasites that could harm a fetus in addition to making the pregnant woman quite ill.

8.   Some refuse adoptions to pregnant women because cats can transmit toxoplasmosis, a disease that can harm the fetus.

9.   Studies of most antidepressants have not shown them to harm fetuses, the researchers said.

10.   The bill, which would make it a felony for someone, other than a doctor, to harm a fetus, moved out of subcommittee today.