She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common | US justice system | The Guardian

Becker’s attorneys argued there was no evidence that substance use caused the stillbirth and California law did not allow for this type of prosecution in the first place. Still, she spent 16 months in jail awaiting trial before a judge dismissed the charges.

Becker’s nightmare offers a preview of the kinds of criminal cases that could become commonplace in the US if the supreme court, as expected after the leak of a draft opinion last month, officially overturns Roe v Wade. In the states that outlaw abortion, advocates warn, pregnancy losses more broadly will be treated as potential crimes, including in cases of wanted pregnancies. Even with Roe in effect, women have repeatedly faced arrest and charges for their pregnancy outcomes.

“These prosecutions will escalate at an extremely rapid clip if Roe is reversed,” said Emma Roth, staff attorney with the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), a non-profit group that supported Becker in her legal battle. “A lot of people don’t realize that pregnant people are already facing criminalization all across the country, including in blue states like California. All it takes is a rogue district attorney.”

 

Source: She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common | US justice system | The Guardian

Gregório de Matos

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” Maldade, que encaminha à vaidade,

Vaidade, que todo me há vencido;

Vencido quero ver-me, e arrependimento,

Arrependido a tanta enormidade…”

Gregório de Matos ( In: Antologia da poesia barroca brasileira, cit p. 45)

Gregório de Matos. Literatura brasileira em diálogo com outras literaturas. William Cereja/Tereza Cochar. 5 ed. reform. São Paulo, 2022

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Imagem: Escultura de Aleijadinho

Santarém, Pá 4 de junho de 2022

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Mário de Andrade

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” O passado é lição para se meditar e não para se reproduzir “

Mário de Andrade. Literatura brasileira

Mário de Andrade. Literatura brasileira em diálogo com outras literaturas linguagens. William Cereja/Tereza Cochar. Atual Editora. 5 ed reform. São Paulo, 2013

Marii Freire Pereira

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Imagem/ Retrato de Mário de Andrade ( 1935), de Portinari. Coleção de artes visuais do Instituto de Estudo Brasileiro, USP, São Paulo

Santarém, Pá 4 de Junho de 2022

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They Eat Their Own …

Filosofa's Word

If you ever wonder why there are few, if any, good people in the GOP, it’s because it is suicide to be a good person in today’s GOP, aka Republican Party.  Yes, that’s right, folks … you either play by their rules, or you’re out of the game.  The latest example is U.S. Representative Chris Jacobs of New York who had the audacity to say, after speaking about the most recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, “I can’t in good conscience sit back and say I didn’t try to do something.”  Them’s fightin’ words in the Republican ranks these days!

Within the week, he was told by GOP members in no uncertain terms that his opinions were not welcome, and was taken to task by Junior, aka the son of the evil former guy.  WHAT THE HELL does Junior even have to do with anything?  He’s…

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Abbott Nutrition restarts baby formula production in reopened Michigan plant

  • Abbott Nutrition has resumed baby formula production at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant, in a move to address a nationwide shortage.
  • The company said it will restart the production of EleCare, a formula for children with digestive issues, aiming for an initial product release around June 20.

Source: Abbott Nutrition restarts baby formula production in reopened Michigan plant

Russia plans to restart German telescope without permission | News | DW | 04.06.2022 (Me: Outlaw/autocrat Putin)

“They — the people that made the decision to shut down the telescope —  don’t have a moral right to halt this research for humankind just because their pro-fascist views are close to our enemies,” added Rogozin, who is a Putin loyalist and a vocal supporter of Moscow’s military action.

Source: Russia plans to restart German telescope without permission | News | DW | 04.06.2022

Avian Flu Diary: The NERC 2022 Summer (Electrical Grid) Reliability Assessment

While NERC’s risk scenario analysis shows adequate resources and energy for much of North America, the Western Interconnection, Texas, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and Saskatchewan are at “elevated risk” of energy emergencies during extreme conditions. Midcontinent ISO (MISO) is in the “high risk” category, facing capacity shortfalls in its north and central areas during both normal and extreme conditions due to generator retirements and increased demand. Additionally, at the start of the summer, MISO will be without a key transmission line connecting its northern and southern areas as restoration continues on a four-mile section of a 500 kV transmission line that was damaged by a tornado in December 2021.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: The NERC 2022 Summer (Electrical Grid) Reliability Assessment