no not typically, it doesn’t. Using meth while pregnant CAN lead to miscarriage, but even then it’s rare. And again, not exactly a legal bullseye that she was trying to harm her unborn fetus (note: not a baby, a fetus, which the USA has ruled is legally allowed to be aborted) or had any intent to do. Most pregnant…

“can cause a miscarriage” and “declaring her guilty beyond all reasonable doubt of causing a miscarriage through meth use ” are not the same thing.

No. It does not say that drugs caused the miscarriage. What it does say is “fetal congenital abnormalities” meaning that fetus was never going to develop into an viable fetus that would survive after birth. Most people aren’t aware that far more pregnancies end in miscarriage than in a live birth; very early…

Lots and lots and lots of people occasionally hook up with exes they’re on good terms with. It’s not remotely rare, nor are friends with benefits arrangements. Maybe you’ve never worked in a restaurant or bar staffed by people in their 20s? Not all people have high drama relationships and breakups and solemn vows to…

There’s another article someone linked to that gives more information on the case. I’ll link to that and to my other comment. It doesn’t sound like this was a pregnancy that was likely to end in a live child no matter what else happened.

The issue around criminalizing substance use during pregnancy is that 1) it supports personhood of the fetus, which flies in the face of being pro-choice, 2) it is not supported by science. Animal model studies show that light cocaine use is less harmful to the fetus than chronic stress or living in poverty. We will…

“can” being the most important word in your sentence. I’m not aware of any published study that concludes that “meth use during pregnancy causes miscarriage 100% of the time” ... because it doesn’t. So a bunch of people who know nothing about the science of miscarriages were asked to decide that it was indeed 100% the…

Are they sure the drugs caused the abnormalities? I’m willing to say they might, but are they sure that in this particular case the abnormalities this fetus had were caused by those drugs? If they’re sending her to jail for using drugs (why not target the large drug sellers instead?) they should follow those laws. If…

Rich people eating at his restaurants proves money does not buy class.

So I just read a ton about all of this. And it seems to me if you were hit by a car while jaywalking, and had a miscarriage at 12 weeks (or 6 weeks, or a fertilized egg didn’t implant) you could be charged with this same crime.

Its barbaric. Yes, she did wrong, but I'm guessing they are more interested in punishing the expectant mother than actually protecting a foetus.

the only person worse than the salt guy is the person that goes to his restaurant on purpose 

I hope they burn the restaurant to the ground so we never have to hear about this fucking guy again.

I get the feeling they were fine with the bill. I they posted it, pretending to be outraged, but really just wanting to show off how much they could afford to spend for dinner.

“The judge says the carpool rules are meant to fill empty space in a vehicle, and cops can’t conduct pregnancy tests.”

Was born in Texas. Got my degrees in Texas. Met my wife in Texas.

Ditto on the housing grab. I notice that a lot of people who use AirBnB talk about supporting the “little guy” but in a lot of cities the majority of AirBnB renters are not little guys renting out space they own but corporations that have bought up properties just to do this. No thanks. 

Yeah AirBnB absolutely encourages the idea of ALL property as short-term rental property. Landlords love it because they make way more per night with people guaranteed to leave soon, especially if they don’t live there, and there’s an entire employment market of people who are essentially building supers for multiple…

I’ve been mad at this for well at least three years. $80 a night options with $200 cleaning fees. Nope. Add in reward programs with hotels and it’s a much more affordable option. What ABB is good for is large groups who want to split a house instead of 3 or more hotel rooms or extended stays. For a single person or…

Here’s the evil thing about Airbnb. It is making finding affordable housing even harder and sometimes impossible. I live in a small community that folks like to visit in the summer. There are no moderately priced rentals or homes for sale anymore. They are all Airbnbs now.