Special Issue of Law Journal on MS Prop 26

[pristineungift]

Supra, the online companion to the Mississippi Law Journal, housed at the University of Mississippi School of Law, is publishing a symposium that explores the legal ramifications of Mississippi's Initiative 26, commonly called the "Personhood Amendment."

The symposium features essays by nine lawyers and legal scholars from Mississippi, Alabama,

Comments

[brontefanatic]

Will definitely read this. Thanks for sharing.

I think there's a concerted effort to get similar legislation passed in other states and it's very frightening.

I admire all the hard work you're doing not only to stop this from passing, but to bring it to everybody's attention.

[pristineungift]

Well thank you for your continued support! <3

[meridian_rose]

Some of it was fairly intense for someone without a law background, but what I did understand was pretty frightening.

The 'cost to all women' article made me so angry - no woman in the UK has ever been forced to have a c-section by a court order and I hope they never are. It always amazes me how a system like the USA's, which makes people pay for their healthcare, can force people to endure unwanted procedures which they, presumably are billed for. It's akin to rape, which I don't say lightly, but this is non-consensual surgery, and that's an utter violation of bodily integrity.

The article on fear mongering I found astonishing; no current law for attempted homicide - but you can bet there'll be one for all those 'slut-whores' who don't behave 'properly' during their pregnancy let alone 'dare' to miscarry. Grr. I'm upset about it and it has nothing to do with my legal system at all. It must be so frustrating for you.

You're amazing for standing up for women's rights against all the hatred and misinformation.

[pristineungift]

It's akin to rape, which I don't say lightly, but this is non-consensual surgery, and that's an utter violation of bodily integrity.

If it were anything besides a pregnancy related procedure, it would be the crime of medical battery, a punishable offense (not to mention a tort/malpractice claim waiting to happen). Actually, I am of the opinion it should still be medical battery, especially in the cases where the women who the procedures are forced on die from it and have been specifically told that if they have the procedure they'll die.

I can honestly say that if this passes I will be afraid to get pregnant while still living in this state.

And yes, you raise a very good point! We are one of the few first world countries that does not have government funded healthcare (which leads to us having a high infant and mother mortality rate as it is), and yet our government interferes more for the care that we pay for!

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts, as well as your continual support. <3

[meridian_rose]

'medical battery' - filing that away for future reference, thank you. Researching for rl or fic is so much effective when you know the proper terms.

This article is really interesting, on the history of reproductive rights and how the assault on them has progressed:
http://feministsforchoice.com/book-shelf-the-war-on-choice.htm
The link is to the first in a four part series; the whole site it is hosted on is amazing. I use the rss feed for the site to keep up to date; they have regular round-ups of news.

[boondock_angle]

This law greatly upsets me. I am going to share something I rarely share... I have had three miscarriages, the last one being at the begging of October. There was nothing to do save any of the pregnancy. I have certain medical issues that makes it hard to carry a pregnancy to term... These laws would make something I have no control over seem like some horrible crime. Having a miscarriage is tragic enough, especially if you truly wanted to have a child. Making a bigger deal out of it (which is what i get from the articles) buy criminalizing it will more than likely lead to far more problems that they expect

[pristineungift]

having a miscarriage is tragic enough, especially if you truly wanted to have a child. Making a bigger deal out of it (which is what i get from the articles) buy criminalizing it will more than likely lead to far more problems that they expect.

Yes, exactly my feelings on this.

Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. <3

[hrhrionastar]

I'm so upset about this. Thank you for fighting against it, and for sharing these essays with us.

I don't know how anyone could lend themselves to such a terrible law. If the unborn embryos mean so much, how can the potential mothers mean so little? And do the people pushing for this proposition even have a plan for all the unwanted children?

Besides being an affront to women's rights, it doesn't even seem practical or legal.

[pristineungift]

If the unborn embryos mean so much, how can the potential mothers mean so little? And do the people pushing for this proposition even have a plan for all the unwanted children?

"Never before has a constitutional group been added while removing another."

It isn't practical or legal. What it is is a War on Women.

But wait, there's more! Have you heard of the Let Women Die bill currently in the Senate?

Let Women Die bill

[demarafis]

W. T. F.

I was aware of MS Prop 26 via Tammy Pierce but this? I don't get it. IDFGI.

How does an unborn embryo/fetus that will die anyway > loosing a fertile woman of child-bearing age D=

[hrhrionastar]

That's horrible.

I don't know what to say, except that I'm really afraid for the future of our country.

Denying someone an emergency abortion when not doing the procedure will mean the mother dies is tantamount to murder. And I can't think the fetus is that likely to survive under those circumstances either.

I hope these awful 'laws' don't pass.