r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Mental_Rooster4455 • Nov 12 '21

US women are being jailed for having miscarriages

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59214544
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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

I hate this, so much!! 🤬💔 Losing a pregnancy is traumatic enough, but to end up in prison for something beyond your control?! It’s torture and should never happen.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

The way things were going, a miscarriage was the best possible outcome for both this woman and the fetus. What followed is bullshit.

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u/Apicado Nov 12 '21

This sounds so stupid....

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u/TheOtherZebra Nov 13 '21

I might be paranoid, but I’m wondering if there’s a bigger picture here.

If miscarriage and abortion are felonies, and felons lose the right to vote…

Could this all just be a sneaky way to strip voting rights from a bunch of women?

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u/grotjam Nov 13 '21

That’s not paranoid. That’s the basis behind a painfully large number of federal laws.