The public prosecutor in West Virginia made it clear on Monday that women with miscarriage are not legally obliged to notify the law enforcement authorities. (Tetra Images/Getty Images)
A group of prosecutors in West Virginia wants to “make it“ very clear ”that women who experience miscarriage Or to be exposed to potential criminal prosecution.
The West Virginia public prosecutor’s office on Monday will take place after the public prosecutor’s office in Raleigh County Tom Truman said in local And national Interviews that women in West Virginia could have with a miscarriage under the current of the state Strict abortion ban.
After the Dobbs decision of the US Court of Justice in the United States all over the country have suspended charges in connection with miscarriages. Pregnancy loss happened In about one of eight known pregnancies, often in the first trimester 13 weeks ago.
Suggested Truman The women may want to contact the local law enforcement authorities to share them if they had experienced a miscarriage. He said that criminal charges could be raised against a woman who, after a miscarriage, are disposed of for the remains of fetus or fetal remains.
“It is another world now and there is a lot of discretion said CNN.
Luke Furbee, President of the WVPAA, said that the topic is not “not”Was widely discussed among the prosecutors in West Virginia, and it doesn’t have to be. “He said Truman’s comments reflect the legal interpretation of the association.
“The WVPAA does not agree to the idea or does not support the fact that the experience of miscarriage could or should trigger criminal liability. Such a position contradicts both the law and the values of the prosecutors in our state, which remain obliged to the judiciary, compassion and the adequate application of criminal law,” said the statement of the association.
The explanation also states that the state law does not support the idea that a woman who experiences a miscarriage should notify law enforcement.
“We ask the public and the media to rely on verified, precise legal information and to contact the WVPAA with questions about prosecutors or the interpretation of the law of West Virginia,” said WVPAA.
In 2022, the legislators of West Virignia said goodbye to Roe v. Wade A Law that prohibits abortion With close exceptions, including for medical emergencies and rape and incest. Adult victims can receive abortions in up to eight weeks of pregnancy, but only if they first report to the law enforcement authorities.
A group of republican legislators at the beginning of this year Introduction in legislation In order to remove the rape and the state of incestation of the state, however, the invoice was never included as considerations. Governor Patrick Morrisey, a Republican Who is violent against abortionpreviously said that the state’s abortion ban should remain as it is currently.
