Imagine losing your baby and then being sentenced to 18 years in prison due to it.
Ok_Shoe_1094 on
males are the problem with this
Figgy-Meow on
Cigarettes cause stillbirth. Are they rounding up smokers in Ala?
jaxcs on
They treated this like premeditated homicide.
DesignerCorner3322 on
Imagine being a man that needs so much control over a womans body that you call stillbirths and miscarriages murder just to punish them for a perceived slight
ender4171 on
It seems wrong to us the term “miscarriage of justice” here, both due to context, and because it doesn’t begin to describe how fucked up this whole thing is.
Doom-Sleigher on
It’s so sad to hear people (republicans, including women) defend the original decision to treat this as murder. How do they sleep at night being okay with that
loki2002 on
Wait, wouldn’t anything she told the hospital be privileged? Isn’t the whole point of doctor-patient confidentiality so that you can tell your doctor everything, especially in emergency situations, so they can treat you better?
I’m not even sure what exception this would fall under. No one was in imminent danger of harm, there was little to no risk of reoffending, and she wasn’t a danger to herself.
vigilantesd on
“You killed our future low wage employee!”
jt19912009 on
It’s funny how riiight after these stories started happening, all of the ignorant, hateful, cruel, anti-choice people with whom I have argued and said this would happen stopped calling my arguments “straw man” arguments that just won’t happen. They all disappeared
My-1st-porn-account on
Alabama, maybe you should look at why someone like her would start using meth. Remind me… where does Alabama rank in education? Where does it rank in poverty?
groundhog5886 on
Can’t imagine any sane jury that would convict her, except when you get old people on the jury and any drug involvement makes you guilty.
Expensive_Usual6396 on
18 years is a little tough but it’s definitely manslaughter and they should at least have some court required drug counseling. They did in fact kill their baby with gross negligence and that’s not nothing
KrazyBby93 on
18 years?!? The fuck
Awkward_Broccoli_997 on
So where does this end? Suppose someone with a terrible diet miscarries – were they responsible for murder? Someone who declines to take prenatal vitamins? What standard of care for fetuses do we intend to enforce?
Any_Significance7396 on
I have a question for anyone who understands these laws—does this apply to women who don’t know they’re pregnant? I.e., a woman is a heavy drinker in poor health who doesn’t get periods anyway, and doesn’t know she’s pregnant til she miscarries—can she be charged with murder also because she drinks? How do they find out this information anyway?
Tommyblahblah on
When they say quiverfull, they mean quiverFULL!! Every arrow matters when you’re at war.
obi_wan_peirogi on
She used meth while pregnant and the fetus had meth in its bloodstream.
druguder315 on
Goddamn this cruel, idiotic, regressive nation. Goddamn it straight to hell
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>Alabama leads the nation in pregnancy-related prosecutions, with most of the cases related to drug use, according to Pregnancy Justice.
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Too bad it’s not something that is actually beneficial to its residents.
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Imagine losing your baby and then being sentenced to 18 years in prison due to it.
males are the problem with this
Cigarettes cause stillbirth. Are they rounding up smokers in Ala?
They treated this like premeditated homicide.
Imagine being a man that needs so much control over a womans body that you call stillbirths and miscarriages murder just to punish them for a perceived slight
It seems wrong to us the term “miscarriage of justice” here, both due to context, and because it doesn’t begin to describe how fucked up this whole thing is.
It’s so sad to hear people (republicans, including women) defend the original decision to treat this as murder. How do they sleep at night being okay with that
Wait, wouldn’t anything she told the hospital be privileged? Isn’t the whole point of doctor-patient confidentiality so that you can tell your doctor everything, especially in emergency situations, so they can treat you better?
I’m not even sure what exception this would fall under. No one was in imminent danger of harm, there was little to no risk of reoffending, and she wasn’t a danger to herself.
“You killed our future low wage employee!”
It’s funny how riiight after these stories started happening, all of the ignorant, hateful, cruel, anti-choice people with whom I have argued and said this would happen stopped calling my arguments “straw man” arguments that just won’t happen. They all disappeared
Alabama, maybe you should look at why someone like her would start using meth. Remind me… where does Alabama rank in education? Where does it rank in poverty?
Can’t imagine any sane jury that would convict her, except when you get old people on the jury and any drug involvement makes you guilty.
18 years is a little tough but it’s definitely manslaughter and they should at least have some court required drug counseling. They did in fact kill their baby with gross negligence and that’s not nothing
18 years?!? The fuck
So where does this end? Suppose someone with a terrible diet miscarries – were they responsible for murder? Someone who declines to take prenatal vitamins? What standard of care for fetuses do we intend to enforce?
I have a question for anyone who understands these laws—does this apply to women who don’t know they’re pregnant? I.e., a woman is a heavy drinker in poor health who doesn’t get periods anyway, and doesn’t know she’s pregnant til she miscarries—can she be charged with murder also because she drinks? How do they find out this information anyway?
When they say quiverfull, they mean quiverFULL!! Every arrow matters when you’re at war.
She used meth while pregnant and the fetus had meth in its bloodstream.
Goddamn this cruel, idiotic, regressive nation. Goddamn it straight to hell