Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion was returned to the states, the media has been searching for stories of pregnant women to use as pawns to demonize those against abortion.
This week, The Washington Post published a story about a Nevada woman who had a miscarriage and was arrested and charged with manslaughter. The story was widely shared on social media, with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof amplifying that narrative.
“A struggling Nevada mom suffers a miscarriage,” Kristof wrote on X. “Then the police show up and arrest her for manslaughter, and she’s sentenced to 2.5-8 years in prison. Only when a pro bono lawyer steps up and appeals does a judge reverse the conviction and set her free to return to her children. This is family values? Think about that as you vote.”
https://twitter.com/JDRucker/status/1852806501121012032
It appears Kristof, like many others, didn’t read the full Post story, which explains – albeit while attempting to downplay the situation – that Patience Frazier did things intended to end her pregnancy and admitted as much to law enforcement.
For starters, Frazier’s arrest took place in 2018, four years before Roe was overturned. Abortion is also legal in Nevada, even now that Roe is no longer in place. […]
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