Under the new Unborn Victims of Violence Act, there is a high potential for the law to be used against women who unintentionally harm their own baby even when they have full intentions of having the baby. North Carolina already has a feticide law on the books and, according to a *great* article by Lynn M. Paltrow on TomPain.com, "scores" of women who are addicted to drugs have been charged with child abuse when they do the blood test after delivery. Some have been dragged to jail while still bleeding. Get excited, this law is coming to the whole country. One woman is serving a 12 year sentence for the death of her child and she would have gotten a 2 year sentence for having a late term abortion. In essence this makes getting pregnant illegal if you are a junkie or alcoholic. And then of course, this will make abortions more prevalent.
Posted by bluprnt at April 7, 2004 04:29 PM