The judge also noted that Georgia law prohibits the criminalization of someone who has induced an abortion on themself.

A state judge in Georgia on Monday set a bail payment at just $1 for a woman who was charged with murder earlier this month after she took abortion pills to end a pregnancy — a charge about which Judge Steven G. Blackerby of State Superior Court expressed extreme skepticism. “I think that charge is extremely problematic,” Blackerby said during a hearing that the woman, Alexia Moore…

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  • limonfiesta@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    A hospital security guard called the police to notify them of this patients medical situation.

    That guard doesn’t need to be fired, they need to suffer, and that should begin by them being publicly shamed and ostracized.

    They should never know peace again.

    • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
      3·
      2 days ago

      We should perform an unanesthetized surgical abortion on them. I’ll just keep digging until I find a fetus. If I come out the neck I’ll stop.

    • notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Pretty sure the guard made up the statement by the mother too. Fucking disgusting human.

      People need to mind their own, and it makes me sick to my stomach that our country now rewards and incentivizes those that want to weaponize our government against others that don’t share their individual beliefs.

  • MunkyNutts@feddit.onlineEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Not a lawyer and don’t know the whole story of who or how the information was attained, but I’m curious if this would fall under a HIPAA violation. From the article,

    The Current, a Georgia-based outlet, also reported that “privacy issues” are likely to be scrutinized in court if the district attorney continues to pursue the case.