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A Black woman in Ohio was charged after miscarrying in her bathroom. Experts warn of the dangerous precedent. (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave to c/health

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Brittany Watts, 33, was charged after police searched her toilet following her miscarriage in September.

A Black woman in Ohio has been charged with a felony for abuse of a corpse after she miscarried into her toilet, according to a criminal complaint, and reproductive rights experts are warning that it could set a dangerous precedent if she is convicted.

The attorney for Brittany Watts and a campaign organized on her behalf called the charges against her unjust, saying they feared the case could open the door to similar prosecutions and lawsuits over miscarriages nationwide.

Just hours after Watts, 33, was admitted to a hospital for a life-threatening hemorrhage after she miscarried in her bathroom Sep. 22, police removed her toilet from her home and searched it for fetal remains, according to a GoFundMe set up to fund her legal expenses and home repairs.

“Ms. Watts suffered a tragic and dangerous miscarriage that jeopardized her own life. Rather than focusing on healing physically and emotionally, she was arrested and charged with a felony and is fighting for her freedom and reputation,” her attorney, Traci Timko, said in a statement.

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[+] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"A fetus can die... is it a corpse if it was never alive?"

I'm a dummy-dumb-dumb so would you mind explaining to me how something can die if it was never alive?

[+] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If it was never alive then how did it develop into a fetus?

Tissue can be unviable while still being alive (teratomas being an example).

[+] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why are you so insistent on using a double meaning (of "alive")? The second definition you use isn't even widely accepted.

"get the attention of life ...should also be protected"

To continue living, which is what you are talking about right? I agree, the vast majority of people agree.

However I do think this is another example of you misusing semantic meaning to argue for a conclusion without saying it directly.

I don't think you're arguing that the woman's life should be prioritised, but that something else should be prioritised...like personal preference.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Poor woman

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Those cops should be aborted

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Extremely depressing it was even necessary, but here's her gofundme