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TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 12:31 AM Jul 2013

Woman in Texas ricin case gives birth in custody

Source: AP

DALLAS (AP) — The Texas woman accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given birth prematurely to a baby boy while in custody.

Attorneys for Shannon Guess Richardson and husband Nathan say she gave birth July 4 to a boy named Brody. Shannon Richardson's attorney, Tonda Curry, says the baby faces serious medical issues due to the premature birth and remains hospitalized.

John Delk, Nathan Richardson's attorney, says the boy weighed less than 2 pounds at birth and was four months premature.

A federal affidavit alleges Shannon Richardson contacted authorities to try to implicate her husband in the ricin letters, before being arrested herself on June 7.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Woman-in-Texas-ricin-case-gives-birth-in-custody-4682438.php?cmpid=hpbn



Cross-posted in Texas and Barack Obama Groups.
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Woman in Texas ricin case gives birth in custody (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2013 OP
Sad. Her bizarre crime has had devastating impacts on her baby. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #1
Agreed. TexasTowelie Jul 2013 #2
Mandatory abortion is wrong, as is mandatory birth. Not clear if she had a choice. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #3
I agree that mandatory abortion is wrong, TexasTowelie Jul 2013 #4
I agree. I am sure the prison didn't offer her that option. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #5
Or mandatory euthanasia marshall Jul 2013 #7
Mandatory abortion? Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #9
Sorry, but my comment was phrased poorly. TexasTowelie Jul 2013 #10
Hum... Whatever happened to the phrase "Innocent until proven guilty"? Isn't she like the 3rd diabeticman Jul 2013 #6
This is "news"? Nitram Jul 2013 #8
Apparently, the AP thinks that it is "news". TexasTowelie Jul 2013 #11
Big surprise Scairp Jul 2013 #12

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
2. Agreed.
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 01:37 AM
Jul 2013

The woman made a lot of poor decisions. Considering the exposure and the woman's lack of intellectual capacity this case is a prime example where mandatory abortion might be the best thing for all involved.

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
4. I agree that mandatory abortion is wrong,
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 01:48 AM
Jul 2013

but the odds are certainly stacked against the infant in this case. Considering the circumstances (exposure to toxins) involved abortion should have at least been presented as an option to the mother though.

marshall

(6,661 posts)
7. Or mandatory euthanasia
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 07:42 AM
Jul 2013

It is not clear whether the health problems became known before or after the child's birth, so abortion may never have been considered an option. But they do know now that this child is struggling, suffering, and using huge amounts of state and federal resources just to stay alive. And what will be his quality of life. All of those issues should factor in to the decision about continuing his care.

TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
10. Sorry, but my comment was phrased poorly.
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 01:15 PM
Jul 2013

However, I have doubts about how the woman would raise her children and what she would teach them. Considering the woman's mental state and the potential damage done to the child due to the exposure to ricin, the boy has a lot to overcome.

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
6. Hum... Whatever happened to the phrase "Innocent until proven guilty"? Isn't she like the 3rd
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 06:26 AM
Jul 2013

person they have "arrested" in connection to these Ricin letters? They let the others go after finding charges would not stick BUT causing trouble in the person's life. Do we no longer believe in that constitutional right? Has the court of the media become Judge, Jury and executioner?


TexasTowelie

(111,313 posts)
11. Apparently, the AP thinks that it is "news".
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 01:19 PM
Jul 2013

I consider it to be a follow-up story about a woman that attempted to poison government officials, including the president.

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