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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN.

Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse, Trumbull County court records show.

“Ms. Watts suffered a tragic and dangerous miscarriage that jeopardized her own life. Rather than focusing on healing physically and emotionally, she was arrested and charged with a felony,” her attorney, Traci Timko, told CNN in an email.

Though a coroner’s office report said the fetus was not viable and had died in the womb, Watts’ case highlights the extent to which prosecutors can charge a woman whose pregnancy has ended – whether by abortion or miscarriage.

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[-] Drusas@kbin.social 133 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A huge percentage of pregnancies end in miscarriage, very often before the woman even knows she was pregnant. This is the same. She should have to take special care of the mass her body rejected just because it was in there a little longer? What's the cutoff for having to report that you had a miscarriage, then? Every period? Every time you have a period that's a week or two late, because that is reasonably likely to have been a miscarriage?

This was a non-viable fetus. It was never going to be a person. It's not a corpse.

[-] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 10 months ago

The nurse that called 911 on her should be deeply ashamed of themselves

[-] Shou@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

You jest, but imagine if every women spammed any govement instance with "I'm on my period."

[-] NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

Go further... If men reported every "deposit" too

[-] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Do I report every time or just give the total at the end of the day?

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Look at Mr Loads over here humble-flexin'

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Is this not how you use Facebook? Is my family seeing my feed?

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