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DirkGently

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2. YES. Republicans don't like to talk about

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 02:53 PM

Aug 2015

... what this "personhood" push really means. All of those scenarios would flow from that framework. I believe there already is a woman in prison in Indiana (?) accused of murder for what she says was a miscarriage.

A woman died in Ireland not long ago because the abortion that could have saved her life was illegal.

This is what candidates like Huckabee and Rubio and Walker, and other "mainstream" Republicans like Paul Ryan are proposing:

Charging women with crimes like assault and murder based on how they handle their pregnancies.

Everyone needs to start asking these psychopaths what the world they are trying to create would look like, and why that should be okay with anyone.

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You can go to prison due to fetal personhood laws. [View all] gollygee Aug 2015 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #1

YES. Republicans don't like to talk about DirkGently Aug 2015 #2

These laws are bad policy Gothmog Aug 2015 #3

Don't forget Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2015 #4

Why do they all have the same booking number? NotoriousRBG Aug 2015 #5

It probably a this could happen in America if GOP yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #6

These have already happened. Lars39 Aug 2015 #8

In what country? yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #15

some chiling examples mercuryblues Aug 2015 #20

Yikes!!!! Some of those are astonishing. yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #23

Jesus. DirkGently Aug 2015 #24

I think the personhood laws are completely unnecessary and an invasion of a woman's privacy davidpdx Aug 2015 #27

Probably this one PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #28

Good find davidpdx Aug 2015 #29

But it looks like it was reversed PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #30

Yes, very true davidpdx Aug 2015 #31

Those are just pics for the ad campaign, not the actual cases/women. cui bono Aug 2015 #9

Iirc, the 2 middle scenarios have actually happened. Lars39 Aug 2015 #17

Just where the misogynists, that includes women-hating women, want them. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #7

These photos are "staged" per this website explaining and givng even WORSE examples: WinkyDink Aug 2015 #10

This is really disgusting. How are those laws allowed to stand? cui bono Aug 2015 #11

The pictures are fake. former9thward Aug 2015 #14

some examples mercuryblues Aug 2015 #21

I went to your link. former9thward Aug 2015 #32

all of them mercuryblues Aug 2015 #33

The entire constitution is under attack yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #16

Well, the 2nd is really a GOP problem. I wouldn't mind it going away. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #19

Well I'm sure. And after that goes it will be easier to get yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #22

Slavery was once a constitutional right as well, and I don't see anyone missing that. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #25

Not comparable but thanks for the effort yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #26

So when are these personhood laws RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #12

It's revolting how much the GOP HATES HATES HATES women. I wonder if any men go to prison valerief Aug 2015 #13

Wow, disgusting. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #18