MISCARRIAGE LAW IN UTAH
What. The. Fuck?!
Get this out to others! :O THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
Site above said:Utah is not a state known for its legislative sanity. This, after all, is a state that recently made headlines for proposing to honor gun manufacturers on Martin Luther King Day and for considering the elimination of 12th grade to cut back on education spending.
Well, it just got a whole lot worse.
Utah just became the first state in the U.S. to criminalize miscarriage and punish women for having or seeking an illegal abortion.
Utah's "Criminal Miscarriage" law:
-expands the definition of illegal abortion to include miscarriages
-removes immunity protections for women who have or seek illegal abortions
-assumes women are "guilty of criminal homicide of an unborn child" if a pregnancy ends after "intentional, knowing, or reckless" behavior.
But even among states that punish illegal abortions, this "Criminal Miscarriage" law is unique. It doesn't punish individuals who perform illegal procedures; it punishes women.
I spoke with activists in Salt Lake City this morning to ask how to help out of state. They all made the exact same request: Tell everyone you know about this law.[/]
What. The. Fuck?!
Get this out to others! :O THIS IS RIDICULOUS!