Apparently the original bill has been watered down a bit, but not enough, and it shouldn’t exist anyway.<\/p>\n
The bill provides for charnging women who have miscarriages due to “intentional or knowing acts.” The previous version of the bill included reckless acts along with willing acts. So, being a poor driver and getting into an accident and your unborn fetus being killed would make you a criminal. The new bill still would allow that to happen, of course, if vehicular homicide is a crime, this would presumably be as well.<\/p>\n
But, the details are complex and rather nuanced. I recommend this piece at alternet<\/a>. <\/p>\n Hat Tip Betsy McCall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apparently the original bill has been watered down a bit, but not enough, and it shouldn’t exist anyway. The bill provides for charnging women who have miscarriages due to “intentional or knowing acts.” The previous version of the bill included reckless acts along with willing acts. So, being a poor driver and getting into an … Continue reading Utah Miscarriage Bill is a Miscarriage of Reason and Justice<\/span>