on september 19th, 33 year old britney watts went to the hospital where a doctor informed her.pregnancy was no longer viable. she returned to the hospital the next, morning where for eight hours, doctors and officials deliberating over the legalities of inducing a pre-term pregnancy. she was one day shy of 22 weeks pregnant. the point when abortion becomes illegal in ohio. two days later when she was at home, she miscarried into her toilet. she was charged with a felony abuse of a corpse over her actions after the miscarriage. ws on how to handle a fetal remain, especially in a late and rare miscarriage at home like watsons, are not at all clear, even to doctors and health care officials. britney watts is experiencing just one example of the heroes of pregnancy and the threat of criminalization for people all across the united states. it highlights the lack of clarity around what is and is not permitted under strict anti abortion laws. in this case, it also comes into focus at the same time as one in texas with the story of kate cox. a dallas woman that sought permission to end

on september 19th, 33 year old britney watts went to the hospital where a doctor informed her.y was no longer viable. she returned to the hospital the next, morning where for eight hours, doctors and officials deliberating over the legalities of inducing a pre-term pregnancy. she was one day shy of 22 weeks pregnant. the point when abortion becomes illegal in ohio. two days later when she was at home, she miscarried into her toilet. she was charged with a felony abuse of a corpse over her actions after the miscarriage. laws on how to handle a fetal remain, especially in a late and rare miscarriage at home like watsons, are not at all clear, even to doctors and health care officials. britney watts is experiencing just one example of the heroes of pregnancy and the threat of criminalization for people all across the united states. it highlights the lack of clarity around what is and is not permitted under strict anti abortion laws. in this case, it also comes into focus at the same time as one in texas with the story of kate cox. a dallas woman that sought permission to end her p

if we pan over and destructition -- well this is the reality for britney watts, an ohio woman who has not been charged with felony, abuse of a corpse. in how high, o fortunes are legal until fetal by ability which is generally considered to be around 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. now, her case is highlighting the extent to which prosecutors can charge a woman whose pregnancy has ended, whether by abortion or miscarriage. cnn's whitney wild has the details, we want to warn you, some of what you're about to hear is disturbing. >> after the death of her 22 -week old fetus, britney watts felt distraught, heartbroken, empty. according to texts she sent to local television station wjw. a coronal report and 9-1-1 call, obtained by cnn, detail the days before and after the miscarriage that led to her arrest and felony charge. >> i had a mother who had a delivery at home and came in with a baby. >> in mid september, she visited st. joseph's multiple times, and was told her water broke and her fetus would not survive. medical staff recommended watts be induced into labor, the report says, at fir

most americans are not in favor of -- as we see with the criminalization of britney watts and kate cox that -- don't work. we know that bans don't work because it doesn't stop people from terminating abortions or losing or miscarrying children and needing health care. it does not stop the need for abortion as a procedure and reproductive freedom as a right most people want to see enshrined. so i think that what we've seen is a political overreach. and we've seen consequences. >> there vince o much organizing since the dobbs decision. abortion rights supporters in nine states are trying to put this issue on the ballot in 2024. looking to extend their winning streak following the midterm elections this year. but i want to focus on florida. republicans there are helping to get abortion on the ballot. what do you make of that grassroots effort? what does it tell you about the issue beyond party lines? >> beyond party lines is a really interesting way to put it, because what we've seen is that in deep red states and blue states, abortion rights being enshrined. we also see a schism inside t

we learned much about britney watts from "the washington post." 33-year-old black woman from just outside cleveland, ohio, and what we have learned is that she was nearly 22 peeks pregnant when she spatarted feeling painn her stomach. the doctor said that her water broke, the fetus was not going to be viable and she had to immediately get to the er because she was at risk of losing her life as well. she went to the er. according to "the post," doctors debated while she waited in pain to essentially see if they could induce her which basically would be the equivalent of having an abortion because she was at that cu cusp when abortion is illegal in oyster. she goes home, has a miscarriage in her bathroom and this is where prosecutors say she committed a crime. she flushes this fetus down the toilet and actually tries to pump it back out according to "the post" and discarded some of the material into a bucket outside the house. she goes to the hospital again and a nurse calls the cops on her. the cops find this fetus in the pipes of this toilet and c

people like britney watts who was facing criminal charges in the state of ohio after suffering a miscarriage. american is also reckoned with their workplaces after an unprecedented year's long pandemic transformed the way americans punched their time cards. nearly 500,000 workers went on strike across a variety of sectors from the entertainment industry to the automotive industry. duly elected mayors from cities and towns across the country from red state governors. three tennessee state lawmakers make national headlines when they face expulsion proceedings from the republican majority state house for protesting gun violence on the floor of the chamber. the trio known as the tennessee three sat down with me for their first joint interview after two of the members representative justin pearson and representative justin jones were expelled by the republican colleagues. >> we cannot continue to operate in a very old way of thinking, and a very new moment in tennessee and american history. >> but their constituents face a reckoning as well. when their votes were shut down by people that they nev

watts's attorneys. made the decision that the prosecutor has the right to drop this case. it's a big important question we're asking for our colleagues networks to weigh in for the prosecutors office to drop the case, but president pressure on the governor's office. but there has been a history of criminalizing pregnancy in this country. since 2006 have been over 1000 cases like brittani watts, they don't get in the headlines with the tragedies across the country. just after sb8 happened in texas, there was a publicized case at the rio grande border of a young woman who was being prosecuted for a pregnancy outcome. we know that in antiabortion states, and abortion ban states, even pre roe, these climates create an interest in prosecuting pregnancies and doctors. and so this is something we have a monitoring for a long time. it's definitely a primary priority of the anti choice -- tied into the personhood movement as well. >> the fact that the nurse who is comforting ms. watts was the one who reported he

britney watts was still recover from her miscarriage, hooked up to an iv, when detectives came to hert her non viable fetus. so, make no mistake. when republican officials lean into a states rights argument as the answer for abortion policy, these are the stories that will result. and when it comes to texas specifically, senators -- and ted cruz have long supported incredibly restrictive abortion laws. >> you don't favor a rape or incest exceptions to abortion? they think you may be too far right on social issues. >> rape is a horrific crime against the humanity of a person, and needs to be punished, and punished severely. but at the same time, as horrible as that crime is, i don't believe it's the child's fault. >> would you support any kind of federal legislation to at least help have protections for the health of the mother in cases like rape and incest, and other things like that? >> i think those decisions should be made by the elected representatives of the people, back in the various states. an, i think that's the correct answer. >> here is the thing. when a story light kate co

watts's attorneys.as the right to drop this case. it's a big important question we're asking for our colleagues networks to weigh in for the prosecutors office to drop the case, but president pressure on the governor's office. but there has been a history of criminalizing pregnancy in this country. since 2006 have been over 1000 cases like brittani watts, they don't get in the headlines with the tragedies across the country. just after sb8 happened in texas, there was a publicized case at the rio grande border of a young woman who was being prosecuted for a pregnancy outcome. we know that in antiabortion states, and abortion ban states, even pre roe, these climates create an interest in prosecuting pregnancies and doctors. and so this is something we have a monitoring for a long time. it's definitely a primary priority of the anti choice from extremist right. >> the active honors comforting ms. watts was the one who reported her to the police. why reporter to the police? does the law say you must report

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