Comment by em-bee
6 days ago
try searching again. here is one example: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/abortion-laws-punishin...
it was overturned, but at least one judge believed that imprisonment was warranted and issued his verdict accordingly. and many politicians believe that too and push for laws to that effect.
Purvi Patel gave birth to a 5.5—6 months baby, sealed it in a plastic bag, and threw it in a trash container! I guess we could agree to disagree whether at least some jail time was warranted in this case.
i didn't see any of those details in the article, and even one of the linked ones says that it was under dispute whether the baby was born alive or could have survived. if in doubt...
the real problem is our treatment of these issues as a society globally.
judging people for having children out of wedlock. not educating them in ways that would give them the strength to avoid that. judging their parents. parents judging their children, instead of forgiving them and supporting them. society not supporting single parents. and don't use religion as an excuse. any religion that supports judging someone for this is wrong or misunderstood.
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the article i read claimed that it was under dispute whether the baby was alive. if in doubt...
i just wrote about this in response to the sibling comment, but let me add this:
the problem is lack of compassion for others. this women was under distress. she had no support from her family or from anyone else in society. this was not her failing. this is ours!
if we would actually support women in such a situation, then this would not even have happened. her actions are symptom of how we treat others, of our judgement and our lack of support.
these problems will never go away until we change that.