Utah is about to pass a law criminalizing miscarriage. The law would make it illegal for a woman to deliberately induce a miscarriage, or to engage in "reckless behavior" that causes a miscarriage at any time during the pregnancy.
"Using the legal standard of "reckless behavior" all a district attorney needs to show is that a woman behaved in a manner that is thought to cause miscarriage, even if she didn't intend to lose the pregnancy."
I read that about 1/3 of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Women, if you live in Utah and you're pregnant, want to get pregnant, think you might get pregnant, or are even fertile, be sure not to fall down any stairs. Or get on an airplane. Or ride a horse, or a bike. Or have an infection, or a fever. Or take NSAIDs. Or drink alcohol. Or smoke. Or drink coffee or caffeinated tea. Or eat blue cheese. Or have an argument, or get stressed out for any reason. In fact, best to just stay in bed all the time. According to Utah law you're not a person anymore, you're a fetus incubator.
In a way, I almost want to thank the Utah legislature for making it so plain that the anti-choice movement really is about punishing women.
miscarriages are also more common among women who are older so also don't be "older" if you get pregnant. pregnant women can just turn back time, right?
yeesh.