An Alabama woman was imprisoned for 'endangering' her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/alabama-pregnant-woman-jail-lawsuit
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/alabama-pregnant-woman-jail-lawsuit
6 Comments
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 78 pts · 2y
This is America.
errer@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
Don’t catch you birthin’ now
HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works · -4 pts · 2y
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de · 14 pts · 2y
Lack of federal laws allow Alabama to do dumb shit
EfficaciousSkink@lemmy.world · 64 pts · 2y
She is serving a 15-year sentence when what the jail did was more endangering to the baby than what she did. Heinous.
Fedizen@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
We're saving your fetus by killing you both. 'Merica
eatthecake@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Makes sense to jail all pregnant women when you only care about the fetus and don't allow abortion.