Learn more about the existence and enforcement of pregnancy criminalization laws that continue to punish pregnant people and strip them of their rights and dignity: https://www.bustle.com/p/the-rising-trend-of-criminalizing-pregnancy-is-turning-everyone-into-suspects-10115792">https://www.bustle.com/p/the-ris...
Our partners at @NAPW have done a great job of tracking (and fighting) incidents of detaining and jailing pregnant people for things that occur related to their pregnancy-- aka the criminalization of pregnancy. Here& #39;s an article about one of their reports: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/15/criminalisation-pregnancy-women-study">https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
Sign up for our Action Alerts (we promise not to fill your inbox) to keep up-to-date on what you can do to help fight the anti-abortion laws that make the criminalizing of pregnancy like this possible: http://cqrcengage.com/prochoice/app/register?0&m=59843">https://cqrcengage.com/prochoice...
But Alabama isn& #39;t the only state prosecuting people for miscarriages or pregnancy-related actions. Check out this series by the @nytopinion Editorial Board about how anti-abortion "personhood" & similar laws are already being used to jail & detain people: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/28/opinion/abortion-pregnancy-pro-life.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...
No one should be prosecuted for a miscarriage. Anti-abortion laws make it possible. https://twitter.com/NatAbortionFed/status/1144011714427596800">https://twitter.com/NatAborti...
BREAKING GOOD NEWS: Marshae Jones will NOT be tried for the manslaughter charges associated with her miscarriage: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/07/marshae-jones-will-not-be-tried-for-manslaughter-in-unborn-babys-death-da-says.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true">https://www.al.com/news/birm... https://twitter.com/NatAbortionFed/status/1144011714427596800?s=19">https://twitter.com/NatAborti...
This is great news! Unfortunately, this isn& #39;t the first time we& #39;ve seen someone arrested for their miscarriage and/or decisions during their pregnancy and it won& #39;t be the last. Learn about other instances here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/28/opinion/abortion-pregnancy-pro-life.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...
The fact that it has happened before and will continue to happen if anti-abortion politicians get their way is one of the MANY reasons we will continue to fight the laws that make criminalizing pregnancy possible. Join our advocacy list to help us: http://cqrcengage.com/prochoice/app/register?0&m=59843">https://cqrcengage.com/prochoice...
Another woman of color faces involuntary manslaughter charges due to her decisions while pregnant and pregnancy outcome. This puts all pregnant people at risk. If you were outraged by Marshae Jones& #39;s charges, you need to be outraged by Samantha Flute& #39;s. https://twitter.com/NatAbortionFed/status/1148324651271172096">https://twitter.com/NatAborti...
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