Monday, January 31, 2005
Making Miscarriage a Felony?
I saw this post over at Cursing Mama...
Remember that silly law they tried to pass in Virginia requiring women to report a miscarriage to law enforcement (which has been pulled due to activisim)…..apparently Kansas is trying to climb on the bandwagon.
She had linked to this story, over at Chezmiscarriage:
Toto, We're Not In Virginia Anymore
Move over, John Cosgrove, and make room on the stupid couch. The Kansas State Legislature is currently considering House Bill 2088, which will make it a felony - yes, a felony - for any woman who experiences the stillbirth of a fetus in the absence of medical assistance to neglect to notify law enforcement personnel. You can read the full text of the bill here. If you live in Kansas and want to organize an Angry Vagina Potluck, you can send an email here.
Continue reading here.
What's up with that?
Remember that silly law they tried to pass in Virginia requiring women to report a miscarriage to law enforcement (which has been pulled due to activisim)…..apparently Kansas is trying to climb on the bandwagon.
She had linked to this story, over at Chezmiscarriage:
Toto, We're Not In Virginia Anymore
Move over, John Cosgrove, and make room on the stupid couch. The Kansas State Legislature is currently considering House Bill 2088, which will make it a felony - yes, a felony - for any woman who experiences the stillbirth of a fetus in the absence of medical assistance to neglect to notify law enforcement personnel. You can read the full text of the bill here. If you live in Kansas and want to organize an Angry Vagina Potluck, you can send an email here.
Continue reading here.
What's up with that?