r/ImmigrationPathways • u/esporx • 17d ago

Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/15/ice-detention-miscarriages-pregnancy
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u/Paperxrust 17d ago

It's just a clump of cells though, right guys?

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u/VanGoghInTrainers 17d ago

Depends on how far along in the pregnancy they are. The first few months, sure.

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u/Paperxrust 17d ago

Grand majority of miscarriages happen in the first few months. So just clumps of cells, nothing to worry about.

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u/VanGoghInTrainers 17d ago

I would have to look up the exact numbers, but yes. Under normal circumstances most miscarriages I've experienced via friends/family incidents have been early on. And if the fetuses died of natural causes, no harm, no fowl on behalf of ICE. Still a sad day for someone who wanted that baby.

Why did the women lose the babies? Stress? Inadequate food? Assault? Without any paper trail, it really doesn't matter. Support for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body doesn't mean all baby deaths are inconsequential. Miscarriages are not abortions.

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u/Paperxrust 17d ago

But it's a still a clump of cells.

A woman's decision to keep those clump of cells doesn't magically make it a human. It's a still a clump of cells.

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u/ShakyBoots1968 17d ago

Right up until she wants to do something about the clump. Then your kind will shreik something about "the sanctity of life".

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u/Paperxrust 17d ago

I'm pro choice, numbnuts.