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Lynn Paltrow of National Advocates for Pregnant Women on Democracy Now on Utah Abortion Bill That Could Punish Women for Miscarriages

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

See/hear an excellent interview with Lynn Paltrow at: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/3/pregnant_women_utah and... Utah Bill Would Criminalize Illegal Abortions By KIRK JOHNSON Published: February 28, 2010- NY Times DENVER ? The origins of Utah State House Bill 12 lie in an act of dark and desperate violence. Gov. Gary R. Herbert, a Republican, has said he agrees generally with the goals of legislation that would criminalize illegal abortions. The measure is now awaiting his signature or veto. Last May in a small town in eastern Utah, a 17-year-old girl, seven months pregnant, paid a man she had just met $150 to beat her up in hopes of inducing a miscarriage that would resolve her crisis. He obliged, taking her to a basement and kicking her repeatedly in the stomach...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 03, 2010 (boomark / email).