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.
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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.
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.
You jest, but imagine if every women spammed any govement instance with “I’m on my period.”
Go further… If men reported every “deposit” too
Do I report every time or just give the total at the end of the day?
Look at Mr Loads over here humble-flexin’
The nurse that called 911 on her should be deeply ashamed of themselves
The problem is, once we’ve decided the vials of humanity are out of reach, there’s no telling where the divine will go. It’s like trying to reach into endless oceans only to find being swept into darkness, the water only grows.
Vials? What?
Are you okay?
The vials, the ones that hold all things. Eventually the pain will end but before, we need action.
Please take your meds I’m begging you
Why does anyone mediate when no one drives the effort? The essence of all things is when harmony comes from inside. All else is caves.