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Woffingshire t1_j9znqdp wrote

When you legally decree that foetus's are human beings, this is the kind of shenanigans it can cause.
If that foetus is legally a human being, then by being sent to jail along with it's mother it's functionally no different than if the child was born, and if the child was born then this wouldn't be allowed.

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ShadowDragon8685 t1_jabov7i wrote

They used to just straight-up put small children - both still suckling and not - in prison with their mothers when their mothers were convicted of crimes so the mother would still have to take care of them, so, that's not so unthinkable.

It would, however, be tantamount to unlawful detention under United States Law, which would be unconstitutional.

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