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Democracy for Virginia: Legislative Sentry: HB1677 - Have Miscarriage, Go to Jail?
It sounds preposterous to talk about criminalizing women who suffer miscarriages, but one Virginia legislator is proposing just that. HB1677, “Report of Fetal Death by mother, penalty” is a bill introduced by John A. Cosgrove (R) of Chesapeake. Cosgrove’s bill requires any woman who experiences “fetal death” without a doctor’s assistance to report this to the local law-enforcement agency within twelve hours of the miscarriage. Failure to do so is punishable as a Class 1 Misdemeanor.
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It sounds preposterous to talk about criminalizing women who suffer miscarriages, but one Virginia legislator is proposing just that. HB1677, “Report of Fetal Death by mother, penalty” is a bill introduced by John A. Cosgrove (R) of Chesapeake. Cosgrove’s bill requires any woman who experiences “fetal death” without a doctor’s assistance to report this to the local law-enforcement agency within twelve hours of the miscarriage. Failure to do so is punishable as a Class 1 Misdemeanor.
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I know what he's trying to do, he's trying to criminalize methods of self-abortion, but there's only a point you can go to, son. It's like gun control - follow the logic to it's extreme and you'll be outlawing rocks soon.
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If you ask me, Mr. Cosgrove should be politely asked to submit to an operation where a small melon is placed into his stomach. Getting it out again can be his little problem.
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What would happen is that all of the illegal aborters would ignore it, and all of the women who lost a baby they wanted would be humiliated.
Effin' idiot.