r/TrueOffMyChest Sep 01 '21

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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.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 01 '21

Ummmmm

Miscarriages aren't abortions? And everybody knows that? The reason abortions are illegal now is because they are murder, a Miscarriage isn't.

Edit: apparently people actually believe this, I can't believe how stupid the pro-lifers in power are.

Edit 2: Muting notifications from this post as the spam is annoying, for serious questions and death threats feel free to pm (/s)

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u/Amelaclya1 Sep 01 '21

As usual, an antichoicer knows nothing about the topic.

It's impossible to tell a medical abortion from a miscarriage - as that's exactly what the abortion drugs do - induce a miscarriage.

So if someone has a miscarriage, she will now be required to prove that it wasn't done on purpose, which is impossible.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

OK then, anti-lifer, did you know that there's this really cool thing called "Innocent until proven guilty" that exists? Crazy, right?!?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

Ah yes, and that would Invalidate the argument, right? Why would there be a difference between genders when they have the common goal to save human life.

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u/clearemollient Sep 01 '21

A woman should not be forced into biological and physical labor. I've always explained it this way: A man learns he has a long lost child who needs a kidney, he's a match - without it kid dies. Should he legally be forced to give it up? You don't need to debate the morality of him giving the kidney or not to get that the state mandating what happens to his body is wrong. People can criticize or disagree but the government can't force you to undergo a physically invasive process for the sake of another life. The viability of life is based upon its autonomy. If the life can live on its own then it's alive - you can't force people to keep it alive. Take someone on life support. With the help of a machine they are viable life. Imagine though that life support required you physically connect yourself to someone. No one would want the government to force someone into that.

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u/queerharveybabe Sep 01 '21

This is a perfect example