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https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html#
A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN.
Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse, Trumbull County court records show.
“Ms. Watts suffered a tragic and dangerous miscarriage that jeopardized her own life. Rather than focusing on healing physically and emotionally, she was arrested and charged with a felony,” her attorney, Traci Timko, told CNN in an email.
Though a coroner’s office report said the fetus was not viable and had died in the womb, Watts’ case highlights the extent to which prosecutors can charge a woman whose pregnancy has ended – whether by abortion or miscarriage.
After last year’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion, a host of state trigger laws went into effect across the country that placed new restrictions or bans on abortion.
In turn, some women carrying fetuses with fatal abnormalities have been barred from having an abortion in their home states. Other women with potentially life-threatening pregnancies have also been unable to get an abortion, as medical exemption clauses can be vague and medical providers fear severe legal consequences.
@vivify saidThis sounds to stupid to be true, but I do believe it. We go from one nut-job extreme to another. Too stupid for words. How about a middle ground.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html#
A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide
An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her non ...[text shortened]... medical exemption clauses can be vague and medical providers fear severe legal consequences.
This seems, to me, to be part of the fightback that is coming, but 100%, I do not like "this". 100%. It seems if crazies get their way it takes crazies stop them.
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@jimmac saidAnd there were fine people on both sides.
This sounds to stupid to be true, but I do believe it. We go from one nut-job extreme to another. Too stupid for words. How about a middle ground.
This seems, to me, to be part of the fightback that is coming, but 100%, I do not like "this". 100%. It seems if crazies get their way it takes crazies stop them.
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@jimmac saidThe non crazies in the Republican Party had better hope that the majority of the electorate are male right wing misogynist crazies by next autumn
This sounds to stupid to be true, but I do believe it. We go from one nut-job extreme to another. Too stupid for words. How about a middle ground.
This seems, to me, to be part of the fightback that is coming, but 100%, I do not like "this". 100%. It seems if crazies get their way it takes crazies stop them.
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@jimmac saidthe middle ground between what republicans are trying to do all over the US and what democrats, civil rights activists, or regular citizens have been asking is STILL nut-job extreme.
This sounds to stupid to be true, but I do believe it. We go from one nut-job extreme to another. Too stupid for words. How about a middle ground.
This seems, to me, to be part of the fightback that is coming, but 100%, I do not like "this". 100%. It seems if crazies get their way it takes crazies stop them.
what is the middle ground between not allowing a rape victim to have an abortion and allowing a rape victim to have an abortion?
what is the middle ground between a woman having bodily autonomy and not having it? You can't be force to donate even blood. You can't take organs from a corpse, they must have provided consent before death. What should the middle ground be for that?
Middle ground doesn't work with lunatics.
@zahlanzi saidZahlooney Bamboozle can you explain what she was charged with.
the middle ground between what republicans are trying to do all over the US and what democrats, civil rights activists, or regular citizens have been asking is STILL nut-job extreme.
what is the middle ground between not allowing a rape victim to have an abortion and allowing a rape victim to have an abortion?
what is the middle ground between a woman having bodily a ...[text shortened]... ore death. What should the middle ground be for that?
Middle ground doesn't work with lunatics.
My reading is, it has nothing to do with her bodily autonomy, it was what she did with the maggot after it fell out that some people are feeling queasy about. You've gone on a rant about bodily autonomy, I don't think that's what this case is about.
If you're getting over wrought about what she did with 'thing' I tend to agree, although in a much more calm way, hey she wants to try and shove it down the toilet, that's between her and the plumber right.
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@wajoma saidThe reason the woman wasn't assisted was because Ohio doctors are too nervous to do their job because of abortion laws. The woman waited for hours at the hospital and no one helped her.
Zahlooney Bamboozle can you explain what she was charged with.
My reading is, it has nothing to do with her bodily autonomy, it was what she did with the maggot after it fell out that some people are feeling queasy about. You've gone on a rant about bodily autonomy, I don't think that's what this case is about.
If you're getting over wrought about what she did with 't ...[text shortened]... lm way, hey she wants to try and shove it down the toilet, that's between her and the plumber right.
Abortion and women's bodily is still at the center of all this.
@vivify saidNope it's solely about what she did to the remains.
The reason the woman wasn't assisted was because Ohio doctors are too nervous to do their job because of abortion laws. The woman waited for hours at the hospital and no one helped her.
Abortion and women's bodily is still at the center of all this.
Nothing to do with the abortion debate.
The woman signed herself out of hospital against medical advice as is her right.
Your thread title is misleading to the extent of being 100% false.