Supporters mark the Dec. 1, 2011, effective date of Ethen’s Law, North Carolina’s new Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Speakers at a Nov. 30 news conference inside the state Legislative Building are Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth; Effie Steele, mother of a murdered pregnant woman, Ebony Robinson; Kevin Blaine, father of a murdered pregnant woman, Jenna Nielsen; Sen. Neal Hunt, R-Wake; Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union; and Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender.