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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
And that's why the idea isn't ridiculous. When they're already doing it, then it's obvious that it's not an absurd idea.
Basically, there's places where if you can't prove that there was no human involvement, and proving a negative is very hard, then they charge you for murder.
edited 22nd Mar '13 2:41:41 PM by shimaspawn
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickHere's one.
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Hmm...this seems like an area where the laws should be much clearer than they seem to be. It looks to me like there's a lot of gray area. Plus, if I could see what the laws actually were, than I'd be more able to criticize them. If someone actually does have a law saying they'll charge miscarriage as murder, then yeah, that's stupid. But using cocaine during your pregnancy should be a crime.
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.![]()
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I think there's a quote relevant to that mindset. Something about "ten guilty men go[ing] free" rather than one innocent imprisoned.
edited 22nd Mar '13 3:53:37 PM by OhnoaBear
"The marvel is not that the Bear posts well, but that the Bear posts at all."To quote the third article:
Yeah, I read that. And thought it wasn't clear enough. If you're addicted to drugs, become pregnant, and turn yourself in for rehabilitation and care, then you shouldn't be charged for it. But if you knowingly continue to use drugs while pregnant, you deserve jail time.
edited 22nd Mar '13 4:02:00 PM by Ultrayellow
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
The problem is... addiction messes with your head. Big time. <_< Intervention is often required... and, not the police-charged-and-locked-up kind, either.
When you can't think logically, working out that 1) you're preggers and 2) you need to see the doctor isn't easy when 3) you're scared stiff of the Man, anyway... thanks to, you know... the drugs-thing (so, trying very hard to live in denial will be the number one tactic).
Playing the ostrich for too long? Very likely to happen. <_<
edited 22nd Mar '13 4:10:20 PM by Euodiachloris
Ok, fair enough. I hadn't considered that. But that said, you've still proven yourself unfit to care for the child, and should lose custody, as well as being forced into rehab as your only alternative to jail. Because there are only two options. Either you're not responsible for your actions, at which point you shouldn't be responsible for a child, or you've willfully endangered a child, at which point you certainly shouldn't be responsible for a child.
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.Sound fair to me. Just one problem: Having a safe birth in the first place.
Should the mother maintain custady? Probably not. But sort of hard to do that before it is born or if there has been a miscarage already.
Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!Never. I personally hold a certain level of disdain for Americans (be they Liberals or Conservatives) who would rather flee than stay and try to fix there nation's problems.
Senate endorses Keystone XL in budget amendment vote
Paul Ryan's budget rejected in Senate on 40-59 vote
Jeb Bush says brother taken to painting dogs 'with a vengeance'
...That last article...
edited 22nd Mar '13 5:50:22 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Very rarely. When I do, it's not because of anything about America, it's because other places have cool things. However, in the end, I'd prefer to change America so that it's better rather than go somewhere that is better. By changing America to something better, I'm benefiting everyone who lives here rather than just myself.
I'd be completely okay with moving to Canada for a job. Typically, most of the software companies I apply to have more openings in Canada or Europe than here anyway.
However, there is something to be said for the fact that people disgustedly moving out of America instead of fixing it just concentrates stupid and makes it suck worse for the whole world.
edited 22nd Mar '13 5:48:03 PM by Pykrete

There are already states that criminalize miscarriage and multiple women in jail for it right now in the United States.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick