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ItsjustMe

(11,230 posts) Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:22 PM Oct 2021

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Woman's Miscarriage Gets Her 4-Year Prison Sentence - The Rational National

After miscarriage, woman is convicted of manslaughter. The 'fetus was not viable,' advocates say
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/21/oklahoma-woman-convicted-of-manslaughter-miscarriage/6104281001/

Brittney Poolaw of Lawton, Oklahoma has been sentenced to 4 years in prison on manslaughter charges over her miscarriage.

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Woman's Miscarriage Gets Her 4-Year Prison Sentence - The Rational National (Original Post) ItsjustMe Oct 2021 OP

Here is question for you. If you are an older couple who don't believe in birth control... Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #1

Women should move out of these states. Turbineguy Oct 2021 #2

Welcome to 1690 Dystopian Optimist Oct 2021 #3

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. Here is question for you. If you are an older couple who don't believe in birth control...

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:26 PM

Oct 2021

and you know the wife is too old to carry a fetus to term, and they continue to have unprotected sex and have a miscarriage...is that manslaughter?

Turbineguy

(37,329 posts)

2. Women should move out of these states.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:30 PM

Oct 2021

This goes for Afghanistan too.

Dystopian Optimist

(76 posts)

3. Welcome to 1690

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:39 PM

Oct 2021

Next up? The Witch Trials, of course!

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