What the....? Georgia Creates "Uterus Police" To Investigate Miscarriages

Being Pregnant

First the attack on Planned Parenthoodfunding and now this: State Rep. Bobby Franklin of Georgia introduced a bill in his state last week that, if enacted, would require proof that a miscarriage occurred naturally. If a woman can't prove that her miscarriage-or spontaneous abortion-occurred without intervention, she could face felony charges.

From the Daily Kos, "Franklin wants to create a Uterus Police to investigate miscarriages, and requires that any time a miscarriage occurs, whether in a hospital or without medical assistance, it must be reported and a fetal death certificate issued. If the cause of death is unknown, it must be investigated. If the woman can't tell how it happened, then those Uterus Police can ask family members and friends how it happened. Hospitals are required to keep records of anyone who has a spontaneous abortion and report it."

The mind reels. I don't even know where to begin. "If the cause of death is unknown"?? Does this guy know a thing about miscarriage?

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