Woman Who Refused C-Section Charged With Murdering Fetus
This is absurd--and a dangerous precedent. A mentally ill woman refused a C-section while carrying twins and one was stillborn. She's now charged with first degree murder.
The case could affect abortion rights and open the door to the prosecution of mothers who smoke or don't follow their obstetrician's diet, said Marguerite Driessen, a law professor at Brigham Young University. "It's very troubling to have somebody come in and say we're going to charge this mother for murder because we don't like the choices she made," she said.
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