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Less cynically it seems she was in a "now or never" type situation. Given her age, it's unlikely at the end of a decade long legal sentence she'd be able to hav
by sidewndr46 4y ago
Less cynically it seems she was in a "now or never" type situation. Given her age, it's unlikely at the end of a decade long legal sentence she'd be able to have children any longer.
I obviously don't know anything personally about Mrs. Holmes, but given her husband's wealth she can be assured any children she has will be provided for even if she is in prison for the rest of her life.
- metadat 4y agoWhy would one feel the need to squeeze out a kid right before entering the prison system? How is this good, considerate, or fair to your child?
- sidewndr46 4y agoI already stated I have no idea as to her motivations. My point is, it isn't like the kid is going to wind up in foster care. The worst case is that her child is raised by her husband and his incredibly wealthy family. Given the circumstances (possibly spending the rest of your life in jail), who wouldn't take that option?
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- kube-system 4y agoMaybe, just possibly, Holmes was acting out of self interest and wasn't considering the affects on others.
- kmonsen 4y agoKind of like every other action in her life.
- bdowling 4y agoPreventing a woman from bearing children may violate her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment (8th Amendment) and her reproductive rights under the due process clauses of the 5th and 14th Amendments.
- sidewndr46 4y agoI have no idea where you are going with this, but to my knowledge there hasn't been a single judge involved that suggested sterilizing Mrs. Holmes.
- hotpotamus 4y agoPerhaps you're missing a few details about human reproduction or the criminal justice system?
- bdowling 4y agoIf a woman’s prison sentence is so long that she would be infertile by the time she is released, then that may impact various constitutional rights. That was my point.
- sidewndr46 4y agoThe judicial system can sentence you to death, which impacts your everything. So you'd have a hard time making an argument that a sentence too long is somehow unconstitutional.
- bdowling 4y agoThe remedy wouldn't be to shorten lengthy sentences, but to allow women to have children while in prison. According to a quick google search, some prisons already allow this, possibly in part because of this issue.
- sidewndr46 4y agoYou're missing the point entirely then. It isn't about whether or not she can legally have children in prison. There are no billionaire heirs dumb enough to have a child with an incarcerated woman. There is at least 1 foolish enough to have a child with a woman with pending charges however.
- AdrianB1 4y agoSo she had 20 years to have a child and she decided to have it at the very last moment, when she was waiting for a sentence for very bad things she did? Realistically this stinks.