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A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth. (www.texastribune.org)

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The seven-months-pregnant officer reported contraction-like pains at work, but said she wasn’t allowed to leave for hours. The anti-abortion state is fighting her lawsuit, in part by saying her fetus didn’t clearly have rights.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds to me like they believe they have far more control over their life than they actually do.

[–] Crashumbc 5 points 1 year ago

TBF, many guards absolutely abuse their power and tournament convicts. (Worse than cops)