s ▁Law ), ▁which ▁provides ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁commits ▁certain ▁federal ▁violent ▁cr imes ▁and ▁thereby ▁causes ▁the ▁death ▁of , ▁or ▁bod ily ▁injury ▁to , ▁a ▁fet us ▁shall ▁be ▁guilty ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁off ense , ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁person ▁knew ▁the ▁mother ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁or ▁intended ▁to ▁harm ▁the ▁fet us . ▁ ▁E uth anas ia ▁ ▁Bush ▁sta unch ly ▁oppos es ▁e uth anas ia . ▁He ▁supported ▁Ash cro ft ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁file ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁vot er - appro ved ▁Oregon ▁Death ▁with ▁D ign ity ▁Act , ▁which ▁was ▁ultimately ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁law . ▁As ▁governor ▁of ▁Texas , ▁however , ▁Bush ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁law ▁which ▁gave ▁hosp it als ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁take ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁patients ▁off ▁of ▁life ▁support ▁against ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁their ▁sp ouse ▁or ▁parents , ▁if ▁the ▁do ctors ▁de emed ▁it ▁med ically ▁appropriate . ▁This ▁became ▁an ▁issue ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁President ▁signed ▁controvers ial ▁legisl ation ▁forward ed ▁and ▁voted ▁on ▁by ▁only ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁to ▁initi ate ▁federal ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Ter ri ▁Sch ia vo ▁case . ▁ ▁Social ▁security ▁▁ ▁Bush ▁is ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁partial ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁Social ▁Security ▁where in ▁an ▁individual ▁would ▁be ▁free ▁to ▁invest ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁Social ▁Security ▁tax es ▁in ▁personal ▁ret irement