Send Delegate John Cosgrove your used tampons...

[danostuporstar]

so you can be sure you're in full compliance with his proposed law to make it illegal to not notify police of miscarriages within 12 hours.

http://democracyforvirginia.typepad.com/democracy_for_virginia/2005/01/legislative_sen.html

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Why would you notify police of a miscarriage?

:freak:

[rkc3]

2. WTF kind of law is that?

Not to downplay the thought of a miscarriage, but seriously how is this a crime?

Will we be required to notify the police of our bowel movements as well?

How the fuck does this even occur to someone?

[MnFats]

3. that is one of the creepiest and dumbest bills I have heard of....

...
the cops? why report a miscarriage to the cops (OK, I think I know, but REALLY!?!?!)

why not report other medical emergencies? heart attacks? strokes? falls from ladders?
it makes as much sense.

[demnan]

4. Daily Kos has a very imformative post about this

http://dailykos.com/story/2005/1/6/194434/1328

I emailed my state reps (both Republicans) and called my Delegate about this.

One must ask, what would a man do if we required him to report to law authorities any time his sperm didn't inpregnate an egg?

I think I'll also post a link in the women's issues forum, as well as GD Politics.

[bunkerbuster1]

5. Thank you for posting this. I can use it.

I've a printout of this proposed legislation and will take it with me when I meet with local Georgia officials tomorrow. I want to make sure everyone understands where these little incremental abortion restrictions are headed--in this case, jail time and a fine for a miscarriage.

As someone whose wife experienced the heartache and loss of a miscarriage, I'm outraged that some backwoods hick thinks I would need to notify the police within 24 hours of the event.

We must crush these evildoers, before they crush us.