A 24-year-old Tifton woman faces criminal charges after experiencing a miscarriage, raising concerns about the application of Georgia’s strict abortion legislation. What We Know: Selena Maria Chandler-Scott was arrested and charged with concealing the death of another person and abandonment of a dead body following a medical emergency on March 20. According to police reports, emergency services responded to Brookfield Mews Apartments around 6 a.m. Thursday after receiving a call about an unconscious woman who was bleeding. Medical personnel determined she had suffered a miscarriage and transported her to Tift Regional Medical Center for treatment. Police claim a witness reported…
  • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
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    22 days ago

    If I squeeze dead tissue out my hoohah, it’s going in the trash or down the toilet. Try making me hold a funeral for a miscarriage and I’ll start bringing you the biggest blood clots when I’m menstruating, you never know maybe there’s a dead fetus in there for you too.

  • wise_pancake@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Hope I’m not overstepping into your space as a man, but fuck, that’s awful. I’m so sorry this is happening, it breaks my heart.