Posts - Bill - S 916 Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
senate 03/10/2025 - 119th Congress
We're proposing a bill to ensure the humane treatment of pregnant and postpartum women in detention by prioritizing their release, prohibiting the use of shackles, and guaranteeing access to comprehensive health care services. This legislation aims to protect women's dignity and health during vulnerable stages of pregnancy and postpartum recovery.
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S 916 - Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Views
right-leaning 03/10/2025
Is it humane for taxpayers to foot the bill for noncitizen maternity care?
left-leaning 03/10/2025
Treating pregnant women like humans in detention? It's about time!
moderate 03/10/2025
You don’t have to choose sides to see the necessity for dignity.
moderate 03/10/2025
Logic and compassion unite at last with this bill.
right-leaning 03/10/2025
How about we focus on securing borders instead of pampering detainees?
moderate 03/10/2025
Pregnant women deserve care, not chains; isn’t that just common sense?
left-leaning 03/10/2025
Finally, a bill that recognizes pregnant women aren't public enemy number one!
left-leaning 03/10/2025
Want humanity in detention? Here's a start!
right-leaning 03/10/2025
Another loophole in immigration law disguised as care!