‘Poolaw’s case is a tragedy,’ says rights organisation, as court sentences her to four years in jail
www.independent.co.uk
This is a thread that should be in the History forum. Where we discuss the brutality of life in ancient times. But this is modern day Oklahoma.
Why do women put up with this shit ?
Well it will be an interesting case on a appeal....but the theory of the case, which apparently you don't know, is that due to her continued meth use, while knowingly being preganant, caused the miscarriage.
This woman, who knew she was carrying a child, and has a long long rap sheet of drug use, continued to use, which the State was able to prove at trial.
A 21-year-old woman in Oklahoma has been found guilty of first-degree manslaughter after suffering a miscarriage last year
people.com
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Under the law, a mother cannot be prosecuted for causing the death of their unborn child "
unless the mother committed a crime" that caused its death.
In Oct. 2020, the
Lawton Constitution reported that Poolaw was
accused of causing her child to be stillborn on Jan. 4, 2020, due to her intravenous methamphetamine use.
An affidavit said the woman, who was 19 at the time, was taken to Comanche County Memorial Hospital after she reportedly gave birth at home, per the report. Poolaw later admitted to medical staff she had consumed meth and marijuana and tested positive for both.
The medical examiner's report listed the unborn child's cause of death as intrauterine fetal demise due to maternal meth use, the
Constitution reported. A toxicology report on the fetus showed the brain and liver had tested positive for meth and amphetamine"
Most people, women and men, don't really want to put up with someone killing their unborn child due to their continued use of meth....not sure why you think it's ok.