If you thought anti-abortion idiots were idiots before, this story will only make you furious. If you thought pro-choicers were a bunch of baby-killin’ creeps before… well, you’ll probably feel a bit uncomfortable about your position after this…
A pregnant woman arrived at an Iowa hospital claiming to have fainted and fallen down the stairs. She was relieved to hear that her baby was fine and mentioned to the nurse that she was glad she wanted to have the baby, even though she’d thought of having an abortion or giving it up for adoption due to the fact that she’s getting divorced and is jobless. The nurse called in a doctor, who got the same comments out of her.
You can probably guess what happened next:
Next thing Taylor knew, she was being arrested for attempted feticide. Apparently the nurse and doctor thought that Taylor threw herself down the stairs on purpose.Of course, it’s a bit more complicated than that: these people jumped the gun a bit in assuming that thoughts from months ago that she dismissed are the reason she fell down the stairs. It’s a bit like evacuating an airport because a guy admitted that he had some flammable liquid in his truck last week.
According to Iowa state law, attempted feticide is an trying “to intentionally terminate a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy.” At least 37 states have similar laws. Taylor spent two days in jail before being released. That’s right, a pregnant woman was jailed for admitting to thinking about an abortion at some point early in her pregnancy and then having the audacity to fall down some stairs a couple of months later. [Women's Rights]
The good news is Ms. Taylor will not be prosecuted — but only because she isn’t as far along as initially thought. As the original article points out, Iowa thinks abortion can become a bigger deal depending on the size of the fetus.
from Nerve
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