As of last Thursday (2/19), THIS NEW LAW which would define any miscarriage in the state of Utah as a homicide is sitting on Governor Gary Herbert's desk. This means that this law has already passed through Utah's state legislature. Yes, you read that correctly.
To review:
- In Utah, you can be considered pregnant BEFORE you are biologically alerted
- If you are determined to be pregnant and then cease to be for whatever reason barring abortions (I'm not sure on Utah's stance on [il]legal abortions; therefore I refuse to discuss them at any length here) a woman must take full responsibility for a bundle of cells/(pre)fetus
which means...
YOU ARE A MURDERER THE END.
obviously.
Something like 2 out of 3 pregnancies are miscarriages*... many are miscarried before the woman is consciously aware of their pregnancy. There are defined no biological basis for miscarriages, and nobody can actively discern what would trigger this action. However, this means that tripping on the stairs could give you 25+ years in prison for passive homicide.
AWESOME. So ... about those reproductive rights. What's up, 1828?
*Somebody check this fact!
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