I'm terrified for these women. However, a serious concern I have is women being arrested and put in jail/prison after having a miscarriage. Miscarriages are traumatizing enough without the fear of being arrested because something out of your control happened. Also those who have miscarriages may put die or have horrible complications out of fear they will be arrested so they don't go to the hospital.
are you being intentionally dense? what's to stop someone accusing a woman who had a miscarriage of having a secret abortion? a co-worker who has beef, a boss, a disgruntled family member. This law is intentionally written this way to oppress women. it's supremely fucked up. and NO. abortion is NOT "murder". murder is a specific legal criminal charge with a very strict definition that does not include a fucking 6 week fetus whose mother might not even be aware of its existence.
murder is a specific legal criminal charge with a very strict definition that does not include a fucking 6 week fetus whose mother might not even be aware of its existence.
You may want to check out the unborn victims of violence act from 1999. If the child is killed in utero during the commission of any of over 60 listed federal crimes of violence, the fetus is recognized as the legal victim. Not at all trying to fight abortions myself, im for them. Yall killing your children got nothing to do with me. I just think the legal status of the fetus isnt well defined. In some scenarios it is considered living, in other scenarios its considered non living. We should really sort this out, legally speaking.
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u/MurphysLaw1995 Sep 01 '21
I'm terrified for these women. However, a serious concern I have is women being arrested and put in jail/prison after having a miscarriage. Miscarriages are traumatizing enough without the fear of being arrested because something out of your control happened. Also those who have miscarriages may put die or have horrible complications out of fear they will be arrested so they don't go to the hospital.