Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law.
Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman says that although he personally wouldn’t prosecute someone for a miscarriage, he made the suggestion out of an abundance of caution after hearing from other prosecutors.
Truman even suggests people might want to let local law enforcement know if they’ve have a miscarriage. Several reproductive law experts say people around the country have, indeed, faced charges related to miscarriages — but they still wouldn’t recommend reaching out to law enforcement.
I am literally dumbfounded. What in the world is going on in the US? It’s traumatizing enough to miscarry; then the justice system wants to put you in prison?
I’ve been reading a lot on pregnancy recently and from what I understand, the feasibility of pregnancy ultimately comes down to genetics and statistics (assuming you’re doing what you can to maintain a healthy pregnancy). You could be in the 3rd trimester and your baby could strangle itself on the umbilical cord. What the fuck are you supposed to do then?
We’ve got an administration that is…
The list goes on, and on. I thought we were in the stupid timeline, but holy shit - this is well beyond that now
I didn’t know until I learned the hard way that babies are called miracles because so very many pregnancies aren’t viable and the babies die. It’s not just common it’s VERY COMMON. I sincerely hope nobody reading this ever has any reason to think I’m anything but full of shit. :(