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Friday, July 26, 2024
Criminalizing Reproduction; Attacks on science, medicine and the right to choose. (Part 2) Feminist writer Jessica Valenti asks the question of the day, on the 'Abortion Every Day' Blog: "Why are Georgia cops investigating a miscarriage?"… "I’m sure you all remember Brittany Watts, the Ohio woman who was prosecuted for ‘abuse of a corpse’ after flushing her miscarriage. Thankfully, a grand jury declined to pursue a case against Watts—but not before local media splashed her name and face across the internet, claiming she had shoved a baby down her toilet. What happened to Watts is exactly how criminalization happens, and followed a familiar pattern: A Black woman was turned in by a health care provider, targeted by a zealous misogynist prosecutor, and villainized by press outlets. I’m sorry to say it appears there might be a similar case unfolding in Georgia, where police are investigating a fetus found in Grovetown."
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In recent years, I have taken on the theme of criminalizing reproduction - a natural theme for a Blog concerned ...
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Criminalizing Reproduction: Attacks on science, medicine and the right to choose: (Part 1): Lizelle Gonzalez: Texas: Major (Welcome) Development: A court has ruled that her lawsuit, launched after allowed Gonzalez’s lawsuit to proceed after prosecutors and a sheriff arrested and indicted her on murder charges in 2022 for self-managing an abortion before the case was later dropped, can proceed, The Odessa American reports: Associated Press: Reporter Valerie Gonzalez…"U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing in the border city of McAllen. Lizelle Gonzalez, who spent two nights in jail on the murder charges and is seeking $1 million in damages in the lawsuit, did not attend the hearing. Texas has one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans and outlaws the procedure with limited exceptions. Under Texas law, women seeking an abortion are exempt from criminal charges, however. Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez and other defendants have argued their positions provide them immunity from civil lawsuits."
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In recent years, I have taken on the theme of criminalizing reproduction - a natural theme for a Blog concerned ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Christopher Dunn: Missouri: Major (Most Unwelcome) Development… And Justice for All?..."St. Louis Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser overturned Dunn’s murder conviction Monday, citing evidence of “actual innocence” in the 1990 killing. He ordered Dunn’s immediate release then, but Bailey appealed, and the state Department of Corrections declined to release Dunn," Associated Press Reporters Jim Salter and Heather Hollingsworth report…."The situation was chaotic as the deadline set by the judge approached. Corrections Department spokesperson Karen Pojmann told The Associated Press that Dunn was out of the prison facility and waiting for a ride. His wife told the AP she was on his way to pick him up. Minutes later, Pojmann corrected herself and said that while Dunn was signing paperwork to be released, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a ruling that put his freedom on hold."
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QUOTES OF THE DAY: " Following the state Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday, Dunn’s attorney, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, the executive direct...
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