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The article says that person was charged because they were using illegal drugs while pregnant. Not because they had a naturally occurring miscarriage.
by pmorici 4y ago
The article says that person was charged because they were using illegal drugs while pregnant. Not because they had a naturally occurring miscarriage.
- kingkawn 4y agoThe criminalization of women for exercising personal choice over their bodies is the topic here.
- hotpotamus 4y agoHere's something interesting - try finding any other person who has been convicted for the use of illegal drugs.
- notahacker 4y agoThe article says that she was tried and convicted of first degree manslaughter for miscarrying because of a theory - not supported by the medical examiner who testified at the trial - that habitual use of methamphetamine (not an abortifacient) may have influenced the miscarriage.
- AdmiralAsshat 4y agoAnd yet the precedent could now become, "You've just suffered a miscarriage. We are now going to conduct a hostile, invasive investigation wherein you must prove you didn't cause the miscarriage intentionally in order to have it aborted, or unintentionally cause it through neglect." This will be a repeat of caregivers prosecuted for children dying from SIDS under their watch, with the underlying message that it must have been something you did, and you need to be punished for it.