Stillbirth and the American justice system
What tales would Charles Dickens have fashioned about the enduring miseries in the 21st Century? What might he have made of documented cases of hundreds of American women detained, arrested or convicted for things authorities viewed as harmful to their unborn children? They include: An Indiana woman who attempted suicide while pregnant spent a year in jail before murder charges were dropped. An Iowa woman was arrested and jailed after falling down the stairs and suffering a miscarriage. A New Jersey woman who refused to sign a preauthorization for a cesarean section didn’t end up needing the operation, yet was