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more about #aclu more comments → Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Hope everyone here is treating themselves as pre-pregnant at all times. Because if the anti-abortion movement can slowly but surely work to take away ... more » winner: For the record, this woman was two years into a three year probation before she tested positive for methamphetamines. To revoke probation for the fir... more » Vulcan Has No Moon: Eh, she chose to keep the fetus. Presumably she wants the kid. Therefore I guess you could say she chooses to be a parent...and some aspects of bad pa... more » greeneyedfem: The group National Advocates for Pregnant Women tracks these kinds of cases -- this shit will chill you: [advocatesforpregnantwomen.org] For example:... more » Mushu_the_educated_whale: I had to go over a case like this for a law class. It was very similar, but the woman was addicted to sniffing glue and she had already given birth to... more » hollygirl: PS- its really easy to get drugs in jail. #pregnancy more » Interrobanging: First off she should be in jail for violating her probation. Simple as that. You're on probation therefore you can't use drugs and expect nothing to h... more » sybann: How about house arrest and an anklet? There seems to be no easy answer to this. Forcing a woman to have a healthy child because she's having a child a... more » Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: As I've seen some medical studies and articles, I'm afraid the arguments made for pregnant women will be pushed to women who might get pregnant some t... more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: If she's chosen to continue with the pregnancy, then she is responsible for the livelihood of the baby while it's still physically dependent on her. I... more » Antrack: To me, your last question, "Is there ever a "right" to intervene?" is the most salient in this instance. Probationees like Lovill lose a number of the... more » deeemer: If you can't charge a person based on their "status", then do we stand back when a child is malnourished? Do we step aside when a child is neglected?... more » girl.of.your.dreams: Not only do I think that the law should not intercede for the rights of the fetus, I have a hard time seeing how prison is a better place to carry out... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: If she's on probation and they're giving her drug tests (which she was failing) why wasn't she re-incarcerated BEFORE she got pregnant? What's the po... more » Penny: For me, this is a discussion that is only complicated because of the way this conversation has evolved. A woman is pregnant, plans on giving birth an... more » -
#complicatedconversations
Gender, Pregnancy, Prison: Legal And Ethical Tangles
After being arrested in 2005 for forging checks, Amber Lovill failed multiple drug tests while on probation. After failed yet another drug test while pregnant, she was jailed for the good of the child. Activists say this constitutes gender discrimination. More » -
#lawsuits
Suited Up
A 17-year-old Indiana student is suing her school for the right to wear a tuxedo to her senior prom. Says her lawyer, dresses "indicate a sexual identity that is not her own." [UPI] -
#clips
Hijabs In America
Remember Jameelah Medina, the Muslim woman forced to take off her hijab in front of a male deputy? Watch a new video of her recounting the harassment she faced by clicking on the pic. -
