Those wacky Virginia Republicans.

[Wezas]

Virginia Republican attempts to criminalize having a miscarriage without informing the police (http://democracyforvirginia.typepad.com/democracy_for_virginia/2005/01/legislative_sen.html)


When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, it shall be the woman's responsibility to report the death to the law-enforcement agency in the jurisdiction of which the delivery occurs within 12 hours after the delivery. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Up to 12 months in jail & $2500 fine)

[Prosperanna]

Gee, I'm so glad to be a woman in Virginia! </sarcasm>

[TheRoseLady]

Damn liberal media. ;)

[DeV]

That's bullshit.

[peam]

Yee-Haw!

[Artha]

I love this state so much.

[Wezas]

The reports (death report filed by the mother) required pursuant to this section are statistical reports to be used only for medical and health purposes and shall not be incorporated into the permanent official records of the system of vital records. A schedule for the disposition of these reports may be provided by regulation.

How long before that's ammended/twisted to say "These reports will be used to determine if the mother did something wrong during the pregnancy and will be punished to the fullest extent of the law for not taking enough Vitamin C. Give her the chair, Johnny!"

[Hulkein]

2 months.

[Soulpieced]

That's what happens when you live in Reston.

[Warriorbird]

They're frightening in much more ways than just that. I can get away with saying that, too. My second cousin used to be Speaker of the House of Delegates.

[Artha]

My friend Mark said that he saw a Virginia republican totally uppercut some kid just because the kid opened a window.

[Warriorbird]

I could believe it!