The Crime of a Miscarriage

According to The Hill, “A 33-year-old Ohio woman arrested on a felony charge [of abuse of a corpse] after having a miscarriage at her home in September is working to clear her name and deal with the tragic outcome of her pregnancy. ‘I was distraught, heartbroken, empty — literally and figuratively, so to speak,’ Brittany Watts said in a text message to the I-Team at Nexstar’s WJW Monday night. She was describing how she felt after she miscarried her pregnancy. Watts sought medical treatment at Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital, located about 60 miles east of Cleveland, during the third week of September. She was having severe cramping and bleeding. ‘She was told very clearly the fetus was not viable and could not and would not survive,’ said attorney Traci Timko, who represents Watts. Watts was admitted to the hospital twice that week but left after waiting in a room for several hours. Friday of that week, Watts miscarried in the bathroom of her Warren home. She was 22 weeks and one day pregnant.”

Apparently, when God aborts a fetus, then RepubliKKKlans still want to punish women. Look, f***tards! These are no-win situations intentionally created by RepubliKKKlans to relegate women to second-class citizenship. And make no mistake, this “abuse of a corpse” charge is just a backdoor to punish and hurt women who have abortions through natural causes. Fear not, though! No one f***ing cares, especially women! This is one more egregious situation, ala the Texas case, where RepubliKKKlans have criminalized women’s healthcare. Yet, what is the collective response from women in these states and across the country? A big yawn! How many times must I say it before people start to believe me? How many f***ing times?!?! The abortion rights dilemma is always someone else’s problem. This is evinced by the failure of women to mobilize nationwide. Where are the mass protests? Where is the civil disobedience? This country rose up against racial discrimination in the 1960s, and that was a struggle engaged on behalf of a fraction of the population. The abortion cause impacts a much more significant portion of the American citizenry, yet there is comparatively no movement to change the status quo. People and women have entered the ho-hum, complacency stage of “fighting” for their bodily autonomy. Oh, well. Unless and until women start taking to the streets en mass to take back their rights, then I have every reason to believe that women actually don’t mind losing their freedoms. Welcome to stupid America. No one cares!