The "same rights"? No. Not even all living US citizens have the same rights. We have rights that vary by age, by state, by gender.
But yes, some states have put in laws to punish perpetrators for fetal deaths (some) while committing other felonies. That's not the same as granting a fetus the "same rights" as a born, functioning person. And only in some states. There are states *trying* to grant unborn children--even the fertilized ovum--legal personhood and certain rights (usually beginning with a right to life), but this has been an uphill battle because of all the legal quandaries such a move would create.
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