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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,952 posts) Sat Jul 9, 2022, 06:48 AM Jul 2022

Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes. She got a ticket

She should take a deduction for the fetus on her federal taxes. July minus 34 weeks puts the conception back in 2021.

A DFW woman was pulled over and ticketed for driving alone in the HOV lane. She's 34 weeks pregnant and tells the cop her unborn child counts as a passenger since Roe V. Wade was overturned. The state can't have it both ways, she argues.

dallasnews.com
Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes. She got a ticket
Under Texas' new abortion law, does a fetus count as a second passenger in an HOV lane? A pregnant woman from Plano, Texas says she will make that

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Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes. She got a ticket (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

Fight it in court Fullduplexxx Jul 2022 #1

yup, all the way to the SCOTUS and see how that flies...nt mitch96 Jul 2022 #4

Way I figure, she should also get two ballots in the mail..... 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #2

Oh HELL to the Yeah! PuraVidaDreamin Jul 2022 #3

I like her style, but she needs to get this beyond traffic court. TreasonousBastard Jul 2022 #5

If life begins at conception, why don't my LEGAL documents say I'm at least 6 months older? usonian Jul 2022 #6

That means I'm nine months closer to SS RainCaster Jul 2022 #7

years ago in California cojoel Jul 2022 #8

+100 Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #10

I doubt the fetus was occupying a seat or could be considered as not driving another traffic Karadeniz Jul 2022 #9

Fullduplexxx

(8,265 posts)

1. Fight it in court

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 07:06 AM

Jul 2022

mitch96

(14,658 posts)

4. yup, all the way to the SCOTUS and see how that flies...nt

Reply to Fullduplexxx (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 07:35 AM

Jul 2022

3Hotdogs

(13,401 posts)

2. Way I figure, she should also get two ballots in the mail.....

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 07:09 AM

Jul 2022

PuraVidaDreamin

(4,220 posts)

3. Oh HELL to the Yeah!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 07:29 AM

Jul 2022

Brilliant move! May all pregnant women take to the Streets, er I mean HOV lane

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

5. I like her style, but she needs to get this beyond traffic court.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 08:33 AM

Jul 2022

usonian

(13,836 posts)

6. If life begins at conception, why don't my LEGAL documents say I'm at least 6 months older?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 09:25 AM

Jul 2022

So, every, repeat every record has to be changed, a great deal of juvenile drinking and other convictions re-tried, and so on and so forth?

RainCaster

(11,545 posts)

7. That means I'm nine months closer to SS

Reply to usonian (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 09:44 AM

Jul 2022

Plus I should already be on Medicare.

cojoel

(997 posts)

8. years ago in California

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 09:59 AM

Jul 2022

Some woman tried this excuse on the 405 Car Pool lane. The CHP officer who pulled her over advised her that if her interpretation was correct, he would have to cite her for two persons in the same seat and two persons sharing a seat belt, and the fine for that was higher than the fine for the car pool violation. I don't know if Texas and other states have similar laws, but it would not surprise me either way.

Rhiannon12866

(222,224 posts)

10. +100

Reply to cojoel (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 11:52 PM

Jul 2022

Karadeniz

(23,423 posts)

9. I doubt the fetus was occupying a seat or could be considered as not driving another traffic