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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Woman Who Killed Her Unborn Child

I don't think she's a criminal. I don't think that's even a question that should be being asked. What is glaringly obvious to me here is that yet another person was caught in a abusive situation and she took desperate measures. Neither prison nor no-prison will do her any good. We've

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[cknk]

No, no, no.... this shouldn't spark donations towards Planned parenthood and Pro-choice organizations. It should spark donations to Pro-Woman organizations, such as women's shelters, women's career training places, mother's groups and mother's support systems. (Because, after all, she was already a mother, and having more other mothers to talk to might have helped her find better ways of dealing with her boyfriend. That article really makes it sound like the boyfriend was the problem, not the baby.)

After all, isn't all abortion a desperate measure?

Any idea if the mother was trying to kill herself as well?

[sirdentofdoom]

Thats kind of scary to me, that someone would be willing to go to that measure. I don't think she is a criminal either. I think she was a stupid, scared woman without the means or intelligence to seek out other options.