# Unintended Conseqiences -- "NH Republicans pass bill allowing Pregnant Women to Kill" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673 "2017-06-23T11:55:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/1 "2017-06-23T11:55:24Z")
I just love the headline: \*\* New Hampshire Republicans Accidentally Pass Law Allowing Pregnant Women To Kill People\*\* > [@](#): > > Lawmakers in New Hampshire scrambled to close a legal loophole on Thursday after passing a piece of legislation that, on paper, may have allowed pregnant women to commit murder without any repercussions. > The Republican-led legislature passed a new bill this month aimed at so-called “fetal homicide” that would define a fetus as a person after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Anyone who caused the death of such a fetus would be liable for homicide or manslaughter charges, in legislation similar to 38 other states. > The language in Senate Bill 66 included notable exceptions for pregnant women who might want an abortion and their doctors. But shortly after both houses of the legislature passed the bill, people said language used to protect women was so vague it could be interpreted to allow them to commit murder against anyone with impunity. > **[New Hampshire Republicans Accidentally Pass Law Allowing Pregnant Women To...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-hampshire-pregnant-women-murder_n_594cb943e4b02734df2988ef?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > "No one in this chamber voted to allow anyone to be able to murder anyone." ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/2 "2017-06-23T12:07:48Z")
…not that the expecting ladies would not ocassionally just feel like killing someone, even with things as they normally are. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/3 "2017-06-23T12:24:38Z")
Recalling how Pepper Mill felt while pregnant with MilliCal, I’d be afraid if this bill made it through. Pregnancy is not for the faint hearted. By the way – click the link. I love the photo they have illustrating this story. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/4 "2017-06-23T12:30:13Z")
Can you explain who Pepper Mill is please. I googled but only got photos of, y’know, pepper mills. Is it a cartoon? Movie? Children’s story? I have no idea! But some context would be much appreciated, for those NOT hip enough to catch your reference. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/5 "2017-06-23T13:23:44Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Can you explain who Pepper Mill is please. I googled but only got photos of, y’know, pepper mills. > > Is it a cartoon? Movie? Children’s story? I have no idea! But some context would be much appreciated, for those NOT hip enough to catch your reference. Sorry. Dopers who have been here a while will know that Pepper Mill is my wife\* \*She’s not a Doper, so that’s not her Doper name. It’s her _hooker/stripper name_, which you generate by using your pet’s name followed by your street name. The combination works out really well for her, so I’ve used it when referring to her on these Boards instead of calling her “CalWife” or some such. Our daughter I call by a combination of our names, MilliCal. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/6 "2017-06-23T15:13:28Z")
That’s so funny, you’ve mentioned her name so many times I had no idea she wasn’t a Doper. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/7 "2017-06-23T15:42:33Z")
An interesting and fun way for pregnant women to make money on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/8 "2017-06-23T15:42:51Z")
It happened a few years ago in New York. The legislature passed a gun control law and it as only after it was enacted that people noticed it would prohibit on-duty police officers from carrying guns. It had to be quickly amended with some “what we meant to say” legislation. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/9 "2017-06-23T19:37:20Z")
I have always acted around pregnant women as if they had the right to kill me. It’s just the prudent thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/10 "2017-06-23T19:47:07Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Sorry. Dopers who have been here a while will know that Pepper Mill is my wife\* Well, **elbows** has been here longer than you and didn’t know. So maybe an explanation once in a while could help facilitate communication. Especially with newer members since we still get those all the time. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/11 "2017-06-23T19:57:51Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Well, **elbows** has been here longer than you and didn’t know. So maybe an explanation once in a while could help facilitate communication. Especially with newer members since we still get those all the time. Part of the initiation is to name the Seven Dwarves and the nicknames of poster associates. Did you miss a staff meeting? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/12 "2017-06-23T20:10:44Z")
See slippery slope. Abortion rights activists not only want the right to kill the unborn; they want the right to kill the _born_. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-conseqiences-nh-republicans-pass-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-kill/789673/13 "2017-06-23T21:16:03Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > See slippery slope. Abortion rights activists not only want the right to kill the unborn; they want the right to kill the _born_. Retroactive abortion. Who knew it was a thing?