Purvi Patel, Imprisoned for a Miscarriage in Indiana, Has Filed an Appeal

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Purvi Patel, Imprisoned for a Miscarriage in Indiana, Has Filed an Appeal


Purvi Patel, who was convicted of feticide and felony neglect last month in Indiana for what she continually asserts was a miscarriage, filed an appeal arguing there is no proof she took drugs to intentionally end her pregnancy.

A Stanford law professor, Lawrence Marshall, told WSBT 22 that he’s taking Patel’s case pro bono. Marshall says the case “cries out for reversal.”

“We are definitely going to do everything in our power to make sure the justices see the perspective of various reasons that the case is so troublesome,” Marshall said.

Patel was convicted of both terminating her pregnancy on purpose and abandoning a live, delivered fetus. However, there is no evidence to support the idea that she abandoned a living fetus – there was no evidence she took an abortion-inducing pill, and no proof the fetus was alive once it existed her body. Patel has remained consistent that what happened was that she suffered a miscarriage. The case has inspired thousands of signatures on a petition calling for Gov. Mike Pence and the Indiana State Legislature to change the Indiana laws that punish women who miscarry.

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http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/04/29/purvi-patel-imprisoned-for-a-miscarriage-in-indiana-has-filed-an-appeal/

[Novara]

1. Good

Does anyone think that if she were a good ol American white girl she'd be imprisoned?

[niyad]

2. that time is coming.