Guest blogged by Ernest A. Canning<\/i><\/p>\n
The March 3, 2010 segment of Democracy Now<\/em><\/a> is so shocking that it is best seen. In Utah, lawmakers have approved a measure that could potentially expose a pregnant woman to murder charges if she is stuck in an abusive relationship, is beaten and miscarries. When one of two twins is a still birth, the mother is charged with murder because she refused a C-section. In Iowa, a woman is arrested when she miscarries after a fall down the stairs.<\/p>\n All this amongst efforts by the health insurance cartel to treat spousal abuse as a pre-existing condition.<\/p>\n Perhaps we should post signs: Warning: Pregnancy will place you in legal jeopardy. <\/p>\n UPDATE, 3\/10\/10:<\/strong><\/em> Democracy Now<\/em> reported<\/a> that Utah’s Republican Governor Gary Herbert<\/a> signed the anti-choice measure into law. “The…bill would allow women to be charged with murder if they commit ‘an intentional or knowing act’ that causes a miscarriage. The bill initially included language that would have also punished women for ‘reckless’ acts. But despite the revision, critics still say the measure could target women for all kinds of actions, including staying with an abusive partner.” <\/p>\n The 01\/04\/10 <\/em>Democracy Now! segment, Utah Abortion Bill Could Punish Women for Miscarriages, Domestic Violence follows below…<\/em><\/p>\n