DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNebraska teen sent to 90 days in jail over abortionwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkNebraska teen sent to 90 days in jail over abortionwww.bbc.comDoctorTYVM@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square197fedilink
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI assume they will appeal as it is an unconstitutional crime they are being charged with.
minus-squareFaelNum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago“In May, Burgess pleaded guilty to a felony charge of removing or concealing human skeletal remains.” I don’t see the case they could raise unless they want to try to codify whether or not the remains are human at 28 weeks.
minus-squaretallwookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agobit too late for that, as she admitted to her guilt
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoKilling a baby at 28-weeks of pregnancy and hiding the body is illegal in the vast majority of the US, including in blue states. What specifically would be unconstitutional about this conviction?
minus-squarejohnlsullivan2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhose body? That’s not yet a person.
I assume they will appeal as it is an unconstitutional crime they are being charged with.
“In May, Burgess pleaded guilty to a felony charge of removing or concealing human skeletal remains.”
I don’t see the case they could raise unless they want to try to codify whether or not the remains are human at 28 weeks.
bit too late for that, as she admitted to her guilt
Killing a baby at 28-weeks of pregnancy and hiding the body is illegal in the vast majority of the US, including in blue states.
What specifically would be unconstitutional about this conviction?
Whose body? That’s not yet a person.