knapplc Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 What the actual heck? Oklahoma Prosecution and Conviction of a Woman for Experiencing a Miscarriage is Shameful and Dangerous On Tuesday, October 5, Brittney Poolaw, a 20-year-old Oklahoma woman, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for experiencing a miscarriage at 17 weeks and sentenced to 4 years in state prison. Last year, Ms. Poolaw experienced a miscarriage and went to Comanche County Hospital for medical help. On March 17, 2020, she was charged with Manslaughter in the First Degree, arrested and incarcerated. The court set a $20,000 bond, an amount she could not afford. Ms. Poolaw has been incarcerated since her arrest over 18 months ago. Oklahoma’s murder and manslaughter laws do not apply to miscarriages, which are pregnancy losses that occur before 20 weeks, a point in pregnancy before a fetus is viable (able to survive outside of the womb). And, even when applied to later losses, Oklahoma law prohibits prosecution of the “mother of the unborn child” unless she committed “a crime that caused the death of the unborn child.” Contrary to all medical science, the prosecutor blamed the miscarriage on Ms. Poolaw’s alleged use of controlled substances. Not even the medical examiner’s report identifies use of controlled substances as the cause of the miscarriage. Even with this lack of evidence, the prosecutor moved forward with the charge. On October 5, after just a one-day trial, Ms. Poolaw was convicted and sentenced to a four year prison term. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 52 minutes ago, knapplc said: What the actual heck? Oklahoma Prosecution and Conviction of a Woman for Experiencing a Miscarriage is Shameful and Dangerous On Tuesday, October 5, Brittney Poolaw, a 20-year-old Oklahoma woman, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for experiencing a miscarriage at 17 weeks and sentenced to 4 years in state prison. Last year, Ms. Poolaw experienced a miscarriage and went to Comanche County Hospital for medical help. On March 17, 2020, she was charged with Manslaughter in the First Degree, arrested and incarcerated. The court set a $20,000 bond, an amount she could not afford. Ms. Poolaw has been incarcerated since her arrest over 18 months ago. Oklahoma’s murder and manslaughter laws do not apply to miscarriages, which are pregnancy losses that occur before 20 weeks, a point in pregnancy before a fetus is viable (able to survive outside of the womb). And, even when applied to later losses, Oklahoma law prohibits prosecution of the “mother of the unborn child” unless she committed “a crime that caused the death of the unborn child.” Contrary to all medical science, the prosecutor blamed the miscarriage on Ms. Poolaw’s alleged use of controlled substances. Not even the medical examiner’s report identifies use of controlled substances as the cause of the miscarriage. Even with this lack of evidence, the prosecutor moved forward with the charge. On October 5, after just a one-day trial, Ms. Poolaw was convicted and sentenced to a four year prison term. This is one f#&%ed up mess by the prosecutor and anyone involved with the trial. 2 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 As bad as Fox is as an organization, I’m still surprised they put up with this crap. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, RedDenver said: What a f#&%ing idiot. Link to comment
RedDenver Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: What a f#&%ing idiot. It's because of a law passed by the state of Texas. Link to comment
Scarlet Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, RedDenver said: It's because of a law passed by the state of Texas. Texas is a f#&%ing idiot 2 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, RedDenver said: It's because of a law passed by the state of Texas. OK, I went and listened to it. The state of Texas is an F'ed up mess. There is not an "opposing view" of the holocaust. It is fact. It happened and it's well documented HOW and WHEN and WHO did it. This is what you get when governments start trying to get into this stuff on ideological bases. They never even think about the idiocy that it causes. 1 Link to comment
Dr. Strangelove Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 8:52 AM, knapplc said: What the actual heck? Oklahoma Prosecution and Conviction of a Woman for Experiencing a Miscarriage is Shameful and Dangerous On Tuesday, October 5, Brittney Poolaw, a 20-year-old Oklahoma woman, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for experiencing a miscarriage at 17 weeks and sentenced to 4 years in state prison. Last year, Ms. Poolaw experienced a miscarriage and went to Comanche County Hospital for medical help. On March 17, 2020, she was charged with Manslaughter in the First Degree, arrested and incarcerated. The court set a $20,000 bond, an amount she could not afford. Ms. Poolaw has been incarcerated since her arrest over 18 months ago. Oklahoma’s murder and manslaughter laws do not apply to miscarriages, which are pregnancy losses that occur before 20 weeks, a point in pregnancy before a fetus is viable (able to survive outside of the womb). And, even when applied to later losses, Oklahoma law prohibits prosecution of the “mother of the unborn child” unless she committed “a crime that caused the death of the unborn child.” Contrary to all medical science, the prosecutor blamed the miscarriage on Ms. Poolaw’s alleged use of controlled substances. Not even the medical examiner’s report identifies use of controlled substances as the cause of the miscarriage. Even with this lack of evidence, the prosecutor moved forward with the charge. On October 5, after just a one-day trial, Ms. Poolaw was convicted and sentenced to a four year prison term. God bless America. Easily the greatest country in the world. Link to comment
commando Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 hillary was kind to them when she called them deplorables Link to comment
Ratt Mhule Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 8 hours ago, RedDenver said: Next headline: Southlake Texas school purchases Mein Kampf for some light reading for their students. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 And...this is the class act that Trump lovers want running our country. 1 Link to comment
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