Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.
Even in states like Oregon without an explicit “failure to protect” law, abused mothers can face prison time
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Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.
Even in states like Oregon without an explicit “failure to protect” law, abused mothers can face prison time
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