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pornosucht t1_j9t3efq wrote

If you ignore the "the fetus is a person" discussion, the critical point remaining is the inadequate medical care.

So in this case it would be easy, ensure proper medical care, topic closed.

Once you make a fetus a person, the legal context gets complicated. Good work from the attorney, their job is to use anything they can to help their client. So no matter if the law or legal philosophy behind it is stupid, if it is there, use it.

Regarding the question if it is acceptable to release her, (again, ignoring the fetus discussion), I think the real question is why she is held in jail in the first place. From what I see in the article, the discussion between prosecutor and defence is, if she acted in self defence or with malicious intent. Does not immediately scream "cold blooded serial killer" to me. So something like house arrest with ankle monitor could be a better approach. But the question is, why this option was not chosen in the beginning.

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Iwasrightdamnit t1_j9vfrb6 wrote

People like this also believe that every single opportunity for something to become a moment of anguish is what justice looks like. The fact that being in jail/prison was supposed to be the punishment, but these types believe you deserve all the things that could possible go wrong for you if you so much as blaspheme. I know people that laugh out loud when they read about people getting in fight in prison or being raped or killed in prison because they “deserved everything they get” despite being in prison for something like weed.

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j9ubpb5 wrote

The baby is confined in the mother until birth, so the mothers location is irrelevant.

Obviously the baby should receive proper medical care until birth.

And then be placed with a properly family who didn’t commit murder after birth.

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KittenKoder t1_j9uotx7 wrote

Or we could just stop pretending a lump of cells is a human being and stop killing people out of revenge.

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pornosucht t1_j9uv6ki wrote

Point 1: circumstances and experiences during pregnancy have an influence on the later development of the child, do it is not completely irrelevant. However, I agree that the baby cannot leave the mother until birth, so "imprisonment of the baby" is a very week argument.

Point 2: not only the baby, but the mother as well!

Point 3: the defendant claims, that she was attacked and defended herself and the baby with a single shot. There is no verdict in the case, yet, so far she is only indicted. That means she has to be considered innocent until proven otherwise.

In other words: if she is convicted, then you are right. Until then, the child should stay with the mother, except if there is any indication for neglect or mistreatment. An alternative might be the father, but you should have very good arguments to separate mother and child, and for me, that means you should have very good arguments to keep the mother imprisoned until the process.

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spiderat22 t1_j9vgs85 wrote

Jesus, your understanding of all things military industrial complex is coloring your ability to be a human. A mother's mental and emotional state impacts the baby growing inside of her immensely. Maybe step away from your military mindset for a bit and learn some empathy.

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