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“My Baby Girl Is Right Here, She Is A Person”: Pregnant Woman ... (Vanity Fair)

Brandy Bottone, of Plano, Texas, was cruising on U.S. Highway 75 South in the high-occupancy vehicle lane until she was suddenly pulled over by a police ...

She told the Dallas Morning News: “One officer kind of brushed me off when I mentioned this is a living child, according to everything that’s going on with the overturning of Roe v. Bottone astutely pointed out the double standard with current Texas laws: is her unborn child considered a living person or not? When the officer asked where the other car passenger was, she pointed to her stomach: “My baby girl is right here.

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Pregnant woman given HOV ticket argues fetus is passenger, post ... (The Washington Post)

Brandy Bottone was recently driving down Central Expressway in Dallas when she was stopped by a sheriff at an HOV checkpoint to see whether drivers had at ...

“My impression is that I think she would be happy if she got out of her traffic ticket. “It’s entirely possible that Brandy could petition the representatives in legislature to make that change, but I have not heard about it if it happened,” said Ruback, who is not involved in her case. “I thought it was weird and said, ‘With everything that’s going on, especially in Texas, this counts as a baby,’” she said. “It wasn’t because of Roe v. “I thought it was a waste of my time. “That being said, it’s entirely possible she could find a trial court judge who would award her for her creativity.” “One officer kind of brushed me off when I mentioned this is a living child, according to everything that’s going on with the overturning of Roe v. It is Texas’s nearly century-old abortion ban that was ruled unconstitutional in Roe v. A pregnant Texas woman who was ticketed for driving in the HOV lane suggested that Roe v. A judge in Harris County, Tex., granted a temporary order last month to allow clinics to offer abortions for at least two weeks without criminal prosecution. The news comes as all corners of the country are dealing with the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision more than two weeks ago. Bottone, who was 34 weeks pregnant at the time, pointed to her stomach.

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Pregnant North Texas woman cited for driving alone in HOV lane ... (FOX 4 Dallas)

A pregnant mother from Plano who got a ticket for driving in the high-occupancy lane said she was in her right to drive there because her fetus should count ...

"My baby girl is right here. She is a person," is what Bottone said she told the officer. PLANO, Texas - A pregnant mother from Plano who got a ticket for driving in the high-occupancy lane [HOV] on Highway 75 said she was in her right to drive there because her fetus should count as a passenger.

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Pregnant Texas woman says unborn child should count as ... (FOX 5 NY)

The soon-to-be mother, Brandy Bottone, 34, told police that in the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, her unborn child should count as a passenger and she ...

Wade), this counts as a baby,’" Bottone told NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Wade to argue that she had a passenger with her. Bottone said she received a $215 ticket, but she plans to fight it.

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Pregnant Texas woman cited for driving alone in HOV lane, claims ... (KSAT San Antonio)

A pregnant Texas woman got a traffic ticket for driving alone in the HOV lane. Now she's fighting against the citation, claiming her unborn child should ...

She first told her story to the Dallas Morning News. Now she’s fighting against the citation, claiming her unborn child should count as a second passenger. Wade), this counts as a baby,’” Bottone told NBC DFW.

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Pregnant Texas woman argues fetus a 'living child' after HOV-lane ... (New York Post)

A pregnant Texas woman who was given a traffic ticket for driving solo in an HOV lane is arguing her fetus should be considered a separate person given the ...

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. “One officer kind of brushed me off when I mentioned this is a living child, according to everything that’s going on with the overturning of Roe v. “I was driving to pick up my son.

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Pregnant Texas woman says unborn child is 2nd passenger after ... (Yahoo News)

In Plano, Texas, a pregnant woman plans to fight a $275 fine after she was given a ticket for driving in a HOV lane alone, citing her unborn child as her ...

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Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane gets ticket, argues baby ... (KING5.com)

"My baby girl is right here. She is a person," Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, said in a Dallas Morning News interview.

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Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane gets ticket, argues baby ... (KWTX)

A Plano pregnant woman stopped by a Plano Police Department officer is arguing the stance that her baby girl is a valid high-occupancy lane passenger using ...

The officer told Buttone that there must be two people in the vehicle “outside the body” leading to a a $275 citation. Brandy Bottone was driving on June 29 to pick up her son when she decided to take the HOV lane on U.S. Highway 75 South when she was stopped by a police officer at the exit, according to the Dallas Morning News. PLANO, Texas (KWTX) - A Plano pregnant woman stopped by a Plano Police Department officer is arguing the stance that her baby girl is a valid high-occupancy lane passenger using Texas’ abortion ban and the overturning of Roe v.

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Pregnant mother in Texas sparks legal debate in claiming unborn ... (Fox News)

A pregnant woman in Texas is contesting an HOV lane citation she received last month as she claims her unborn child should as a unique person after a ...

Maybe the legislature will in the next session." This is unchartered territory we're in now," Ruback said, per the report. "There is no Texas statute that says what to do in this situation. Wade), this counts as a baby,’" Bottone said, per the Dallas Morning News. Bottone was initially in the HOV lane as she was hurrying to pick up her 1-year-old son. He reportedly told her that if she contests the ticket, then it will likely be dropped, Dallas Morning News reported.

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Should a fetus count as a car passenger? Pregnant Texas woman ... (USA TODAY)

A pregnant woman in Texas is arguing that her unborn child should count as a vehicle passenger after being cited for driving alone in an HOV lane.

"A child residing in a mother’s womb is not taking up an extra seat. She is a person.’" Wade means her unborn child counts as a passenger.

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Pregnant Texas woman tells police her fetus counts for HOV lane (CT Insider)

Brandy Bottone of Plano is citing the Supreme Court's abortion ruling overturning Rove v. Wade after she was ticketed for driving alone in an HOV lane.

"One kind of brushed me off when I mentioned this is a living child, according to everything that's going on with the overturning of Roe v. "He was like, 'I don't want to deal with this....Ma'am, it means two persons outside of the body." She is a person,'" Bettone said. "I pointed to my stomach and said, 'My baby girl is right here. I slammed on my brakes and I was pulled over by police." "I was driving to pick up my son.

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Pregnant Woman Invokes Roe Overturn to Fight HOV Lane Ticket in ... (TMZ)

Not sure the Supreme Court saw this one coming -- Brandy Bottone, who is pregnant, is using the controversial overturn of Roe v. Wade to fight a traffic ...

The cop didn't buy it, and wrote her a $275 ticket, but Brandy says she plans to fight this one in court. I know this may fall on deaf ears, but as a woman, this was shocking." Brandy says she was 34 weeks pregnant when she got pulled over in Dallas County for driving solo in the HOV lane.

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Pregnant Texas woman says unborn baby should count as car ... (NBC News)

A pregnant Texas woman said her unborn baby should count as a second passenger in her vehicle, citing Texas' penal code in the wake of Roe v.

Deputies told Bottone that if she fought the ticket, it would likely be dismissed. Bottone, who was 34 weeks pregnant at the time, told the officers that with the overturning of Roe v. "I pointed to my stomach and said, ‘My baby girl is right here.

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Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane gets ticket, argues baby ... (KBTX)

A Plano pregnant woman stopped by a Plano Police Department officer is arguing the stance that her baby girl is a valid high-occupancy lane passenger using ...

The officer told Buttone that there must be two people in the vehicle “outside the body” leading to a a $275 citation. Brandy Bottone was driving on June 29 to pick up her son when she decided to take the HOV lane on U.S. Highway 75 South when she was stopped by a police officer at the exit, according to the Dallas Morning News. PLANO, Texas (KWTX) - A Plano pregnant woman stopped by a Plano Police Department officer is arguing the stance that her baby girl is a valid high-occupancy lane passenger using Texas’ abortion ban and the overturning of Roe v.

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Pregnant woman ticketed in HOV lane says fetus should count as ... (UPI.com)

A pregnant woman ticketed for driving in a high-occupancy vehicle lane in Texas says her fetus should count as a second passenger, citing the recent Supreme ...

I know this may fall on deaf ears, but as a woman, this was shocking." According to the new law, this is a life. "This has my blood boiling. Wade," Bottone said. However, the Texas transportation code does not recognize that distinction. "My baby girl is right here.

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A pregnant Plano woman was pulled over while in an HOV lane ... (WFAA.com)

Brandy Bottone felt it was right to think the child she's carrying is a passenger in a lane designed for vehicles with two or more passengers.

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Pregnant woman uses Roe v. Wade to fight ticket for driving in HOV ... (WKRC TV Cincinnati)

A pregnant woman in Texas plans to fight a ticket for driving in an HOV lane. She argues that the reversal of Roe versus Wade means her unborn child counts ...

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