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by anigbrowl 1409 days ago
You do if you reasonably fear you're going to be criminalized for seeking medical attention. Here's an example from a few years ago (so reporting is not shaped by current events), and you can find many more recent examples.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/11/8/20954980/stillbirth...

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Doing meth to the point that it kills your baby is in fact murder.
Not unless you can prove intent, which is probably why the case was dismissed - https://www.ktvu.com/news/murder-case-of-meth-user-who-deliv...

In any case, such nuance is likely beyond the grasp of a 17 year old. I think you are well aware that this doesn't always yield simple seeming edge cases and that you are capable of looking into other examples but chose not to. Here's some more.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61995250