A Utah bill passed by the state House and Senates has been sent to the governor's office. This bill amends several state laws in order to make it possible to prosecute a woman for criminal homicide if she loses a pregnancy due to what is deemed "criminally reckless behaviour". She is not liable for criminal homicide if the miscarriage was caused by simply negligent behaviour, although apparently an early version of the bill read that way. She is also not liable for criminal homicide if the miscarriage results from her failure to follow medical advice.
Unfortunately, this doesn't protect women who accidentally fall and lose a pregnancy, speed while pregnant and are hit by another car and lose a pregnancy, fail to wear their seat belts and get into a car wreck which causes a miscarriage, etc.
Penalties include prison sentences, including the possibility of life in prison. For having a miscarriage.
RHRealityCheck.org's coverage here, and the text of the bill can be viewed online here.
Link thanks (I think) to
hammercock.
Unfortunately, this doesn't protect women who accidentally fall and lose a pregnancy, speed while pregnant and are hit by another car and lose a pregnancy, fail to wear their seat belts and get into a car wreck which causes a miscarriage, etc.
Penalties include prison sentences, including the possibility of life in prison. For having a miscarriage.
RHRealityCheck.org's coverage here, and the text of the bill can be viewed online here.
Link thanks (I think) to
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