2 posts tagged ‘farah diaz tello’
Jury Decides Not to Prosecute Black Woman in Ohio for Having a Miscarriage
Jezebel,
A grand jury in Trumbull County, Ohio, has decided not to charge Brittany Watts with a felony abuse of a corpse charge for having a miscarriage 22 weeks into her pregnancy, county prosecutors announced on Thursday. The decision comes after Watts’ case sparked national outrage that a Black woman was being criminalized… Read more...
Texas City Holds Third, Chaotic Meeting on Whether-Slash-How to Ban Abortion Travel
This week, the city council representing Amarillo, Texas, hosted its third, hours-long meeting on the same issue: whether—and how—to enact an abortion travel ban. (Mind you, Texas already bans abortion and threatens abortion providers with life in prison.) The ordinance would be similar to what we’ve seen several… Read more...