Brittney Poolaw, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman living in Oklahoma, found out she was pregnant. Between 15 and 17 weeks gestation, she suffered a miscarriage at her home before going to a nearby hospital.
What happened next was the direct result of anti-abortion laws that…
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@to221w6
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It was determined that fetal abnormalities were the cause of the miscarriage not drug use
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@fritzie4art
This happened almost 2 years ago - are there any updates on this? Is she still imprisoned?
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@fritzie4art
In the freest country in the world, you can't have miscarriage or abortion or you go to jail! While the Drump is still walking the streets? WOMEN can be fix in 30 days! All the women in the USA state and do this NO SEX, PERIOD, until the law is changed! Wasted semen has to stop!
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@fritzie4art
They love going after minorities, but poor white women will do in a pinch. They are criminalizing pregnancy outcomes since early miscarriage is common and sometimes without cause. They can slap any reasons they like on as charges for fetal harm.
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@BullsErnest
Anyone with Indian rights need to use tribal doctors, they state has no control over tribal laws.
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@fritzie4art
This is insane. Many women miscarry a fetus. That is a natural occurrence since the beginning of mankind. Not all pregnancies carry to term naturally.
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@MarthaTilghman
Is she still in jail? Ida think some level headed attorney would have appealed this up the juris food chain until it was overturned.
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