@pbump

Especially after reading today’s #PregnancyJustice report & article in MotherJones.

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/113198362675743586

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#SCOTUS’ landmark 2022 ruling in #Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org “open[ed] the door to govt intrusion into #pregnancy in unprecedented ways,” #PregnancyJustice says, “throwing suspicion on pregnancy loss, particularly outside #medical settings.” In just the first year after Dobbs, ≥22 women around the US faced #criminal prosecution after suffering #miscarriages, #stillbirths, or the #death of #premature babies, the org reports. #law #ReproductiveRights #VoteBlue https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/criminalizing-pregnancy-a-record-number-of-pregnant-women-were-prosecuted-the-year-after-dobbs/

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#Pregnancy-loss cases represented just a fraction of the prosecutions tallied by #PregnancyJustice over 12 months. In total, Bach & her team found ≥210 cases in which authorities initiated #charges against #pregnant people for #crimes related to pregnancy or #birth. That’s a record number of pregnancy-related #prosecutions in 1 year—&, the researchers say, it’s almost certainly an undercount.

#law #SCOTUS #FarRight #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #MaleSupremacy #VoteBlue

#SCOTUS’ landmark 2022 ruling in #Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org “open[ed] the door to govt intrusion into #pregnancy in unprecedented ways,” #PregnancyJustice says, “throwing suspicion on pregnancy loss, particularly outside #medical settings.” In just the first year after Dobbs, ≥22 women around the US faced #criminal prosecution after suffering #miscarriages, #stillbirths, or the #death of #premature babies, the org reports.

#law #ReproductiveRights #VoteBlue
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/criminalizing-pregnancy-a-record-number-of-pregnant-women-were-prosecuted-the-year-after-dobbs/

Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs

They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

Mother Jones

#fetalpersonhood is a policy plank in this #election folks.
Their policies have lead to…the highest # of pregnancy-related criminalizations in US history…

“At least 210 🚺 faced criminal charges related to #pregnancy abortion, preg loss, or birth in the yr after #scotus ended the fed rt to #abortion “ - #PregnancyJustice.

“In most of the cases - 121 of 210 -- the info later used against the 🚺 was obtained or disclosed in a medical setting….”1/2 ⬇️
https://apple.news/AbiQev0QFQ1iF7z0F-QRbvQ

Hundreds of Pregnant Women Prosecuted The Year After Roe v. Wade Fell — Rolling Stone

A new report finds at least 210 women faced pregnancy-related charges in the year after the Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion

Meet the Woman Helping Pregnant People Fight Hellish Legal Battles Post-Roe

Pregnancy Justice has tracked 41 cases of bogus criminal charges this year. The group's new president, Lourdes Rivera, is trying to keep people out of jail.

Jezebel
Baby Mila, Texas Newborn Seized After Parents Used Midwife, Is on Her Way Home

“We are relieved that the Jackson family will be reunited, but that doesn’t undo the harm,” said Pregnancy Justice staff attorney Emma Roth.

Jezebel
In Ruling to Ban Abortion Pills, Federal Judge Claims 'Fetus' Is an Unscientific Term

The right-wing, devoutly Christian, Trump-appointed judge wrote that he's just trying to be "inclusive" in referring to fetuses and embryos as "unborn humans."

Jezebel
Pregnant Florida Woman Facing Murder Charges Seeks Early Jail Release Because Her 'Unborn Child' Is Innocent

The argument that imprisoning a pregnant person violates their fetus' rights isn't new and just opens the door for fetal personhood.

Jezebel

A free and virtual event from the New York Academy of Medicine, January 18:

Infant Mortality, Race, and the American Roots of Health Inequality

https://www.nyam.org/events/event/infant-mortality-race-and-american-roots-health-inequality/

#infantmortality #race #healthinequity #racism #determinantsofhealth #birth #birthjustice #reproductivejustice #rj #NYC #pregnancyjustice #healthcare

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