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Thursday, September 8th, 2022

Pregnant Alabama woman put in jail to ‘protect the fetus’ had to sleep on the floor after suffering bleeding condition

Author:     Sarah K. Burris
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     September 07, 2022
 Link: Pregnant Alabama woman put in jail to ‘protect the fetus’ had to sleep on the floor after suffering bleeding condition
Stephan:   This is an example of the kind of story I am beginning to see coming out of Red states. It is just an example and far from the only one. Alabama, which is basically an authoritarian third-world country, is committed to having men control women. These are horrible stories and the only thing that is going to change this situation is the people of Alabama themselves. Will they? We will see what happens in November. We'll see if their votes even count.
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Many prisons had a difficult time keeping people safe during the COVID-19 crisis, but one Alabama jail kept a young woman in jail to protect her fetus.

Ashley Banks was arrested with an unregistered gun and a small amount of marijuana. Normally she would be let out on bond awaiting trial, but because she was pregnant and admitted to drug use, Etowah County put her in jail for three months, AL.com reported. She’s already at a high risk due to a family history of miscarriages.

“She’s not the only one, according to attorneys involved in her case,” the report explained. “Several pregnant women and new moms accused of exposing their fetuses to drugs have been held for weeks or months inside the Etowah County Detention Center under special bond conditions that require rehab and $10,000 cash.”

Rehab facilities aren’t cheap and if women are being forced to fork over $10,000 and pay for rehab, there aren’t a lot of options. […]

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