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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.

Ganked from snacky because everyone should read it.

Pfizer pfouls up

An advertising campaign that says the mouthwash Listerine is as effective as floss at fighting tooth and gum decay is false and misleading and poses a public health risk, a judge has ruled.

Also, using Dr Pepper in your Water-Pik is better than brushing.

More pigs!

I finally uploaded pictures from the end of last year, including giving Tiny Moo and Moosie a bath in the tub (you can see them poof their feathers out and spaz out on the towel, trying to get themselves wet), and Muffin's second bath. He's currently gnawing on my headphones' cable. Sigh.

Muffin, before his bath A happy, dry little pig.

Oh, Miiiiah....

Hitchhiker's Guide has nailed down Alan Rickman to be the voice of Marvin.

Okay, this officially makes it a must-see movie.

Karma check, please

A judge in a downtown courtroom sentenced a couple to probation Wednesday for locking the woman's son in the trunk of their car while they celebrated her birthday in a bar.

Sarah Marie Powell, 27, locked her 7-year-old son in the trunk while she and her boyfriend, Jake Faria, 31, celebrated her birthday Aug. 23 inside Winston's Beach Club in Ocean Beach.

And if being infuriated isn't enough, there's a gallery from an unrelated story to break your heart: Baby born without face. This world ain't right.

Introducing the Darwin Burgers

Carl's Jr. on Wednesday introduced the Breakfast Burger, a hamburger topped with a fried egg, hash browns, bacon and cheese, that weighs in at 830 calories and 46 grams of fat.

Hardee's, meanwhile, last month added the Monster Thickburger to its menu. With two one-third-pound beef patties, four strips of bacon, and three slices of cheese, the burger has 1,417 calories and a whopping 107 grams of fat.

McDonald's Corp.'s Big Mac, with 560 calories and 30 grams of fat, doesn't even come close.

Yes, the Good Morning Burger is here -- life imitates Simpsons again.