Should miscarriages be criminalized?

[phk]

In Virginia this bill was introduced.

Summary as introduced:
Report of fetal death by mother; penalty.  Provides that when a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, it shall be the woman's responsibility to report the death to the proper law-enforcement agency within 12 hours of the delivery. Violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Full text:
12/17/04 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051245276 (impact statement)

[A18]

No, and that's not what the bill does. Do you people even bother to read what you post?

[phk]

Of course it does, you get fined and sent to jail if its not reported within 12 hours.

[A18]

If you see someone murdered, and you don't report it, I imagine that's against the law. That doesn't mean seeing someone murdered is criminalized. It means not reporting it is.

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If you see someone murdered, and you don't report it, I imagine that's against the law. That doesn't mean seeing someone murdered is criminalized. It means not reporting it is.

How about this wording:

"Should not reporting miscarriages within 12 hours be criminalized, even if you didn't know what happened before the end of that 12 hour period"?

[opebo]

If the zealots really want to stamp out abortion, they'd better pass this, and investigate every 'miscarriage'.  Any one of them could be a harlot hiding an abortion!

[Hitchabrut]

No

[Alcon]

If you see someone murdered, and you don't report it, I imagine that's against the law. That doesn't mean seeing someone murdered is criminalized. It means not reporting it is.

Actually, it is not, as far as I know. I believe (although I may be wrong) that you have no obligation to report a crime.

[phk]

Uh okay, miscarriages are a criminal offense.