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A system that can put a young woman away for four years for suffering a miscarriage should make your blood boil

Brittney Poolaw is going to prison for having a miscarriage. Last week the 21-year-old Oklahoma woman was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree after losing her baby at 17 weeks. She's already spent a year and a half in jail - one of the most dangerous places to be during the pandemic - awaiting trial because she couldn't afford the $20,000 bond. Now, after a one-day trial, she's facing four years in state prison.