Coverage dated July 8, 2022 to July 10, 2022

Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane

Headline from WHEC Rochester

After getting an HOV ticket, a pregnant woman in Texas says her unborn baby should count as a car passenger in light of Roe v. Wade being overturned.

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NBC Chicago
Pregnant Texas Woman Cited for HOV Violation Told Cop Her Fetus Is the Passenger (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Jul 8, 2022
NBC Chicago's feed description
A pregnant Plano woman who got a ticket for driving alone in the car-pool lane plans to fight the citation, arguing her unborn baby should count as a second person.
KHOU Houston
Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane gets ticket, argues baby is second passenger (opens KHOU Houston)
Published Jul 8, 2022
KHOU Houston's feed description
When an officer asked if there's a second person in the vehicle, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, pointed at her stomach. "My baby girl is right here," she said.
Newsweek
Pregnant woman cites Texas abortion law to fight traffic ticket (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 8, 2022
Newsweek's feed description
Brandy Bottone argued that her unborn baby is counted as a second person after she was pulled over by police for driving in the HOV lane.
Washington Times
Pregnant Texas woman argues unborn child counts as HOV passenger (opens Washington Times)
Published Jul 8, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
A pregnant Texas woman argued that her yet-to-be-born child counted as a passenger when police stopped her for driving in a High Occupancy Vehicle lane, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Boston
Pregnant Texas woman given HOV ticket argues fetus is passenger, post-Roe (opens Boston)
Published Jul 9, 2022
Boston's feed description
While the state's penal code recognizes a fetus as a person, the Texas Transportation Code does not.
Fox10 Phoenix
Pregnant North Texas woman cited for driving alone in HOV lane, says unborn child was passenger (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Jul 9, 2022
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
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 as a passenger.
BizPac Review
Very preggo woman driving alone in HOV lane cites new TX abortion law to say baby in belly makes 2 (opens BizPac Review)
Published Jul 9, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
A 34 week pregnant Texas woman plans to fight an HOV lane ticket arguing that her unborn child counted as the second passenger.
FOX 5 New York
Pregnant Texas woman says unborn child should count as passenger after HOV-lane ticket (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Jul 9, 2022
FOX 5 New York's feed description
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 should be able to use the HOV lane.
NBC News
Pregnant Texas woman says unborn baby should count as car passenger after receiving HOV ticket (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 9, 2022
NBC News's feed description
Brandy Bottone cited Texas' penal code, which recognizes an unborn baby as a person.
Washington Examiner
'She is a person': Pregnant woman argues unborn baby is passenger for HOV lane (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Jul 9, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
When a pregnant woman was pulled over for driving in a high-occupancy lane in Texas, she claims to have pointed to her stomach and told the police officer that her unborn child was the second passenger.
CNN
A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger (opens CNN)
Published Jul 10, 2022
CNN's feed description
The officer noted that there did not seem to be anyone else in the car, but Brandy Bottone had a retort -- she was 34 weeks pregnant.
Deseret News
Does this woman’s fetus count as a passenger in the HOV lanes? (opens Deseret News)
Published Jul 10, 2022
Deseret News's feed description
Texas woman claims overturning Roe means her fetus counts as a passenger. Texas authorities maintain passengers must be ‘outside of the body.’
WHEC Rochester
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane (opens WHEC Rochester)
Published Jul 10, 2022
MyNorthwest's feed description
DALLAS (AP) -- When an officer pulled Brandy Bottone over for driving by herself in a high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas just days after the U.S.
WCNC
Pregnant woman given HOV lane ticket argues fetus is a passnger (opens WCNC)
Published Jul 10, 2022
WCNC's feed description
After getting a ticket for using the HOV lane, a pregnant woman in Texas argued her unborn baby should count as a passenger in light of Roe v. Wade's reversal.
Sioux City Journal
Pregnant woman got ticket for driving in HOV lane in Texas, says fetus was her passenger (opens Sioux City Journal)
Published Jul 10, 2022
Sioux City Journal's feed description
After getting an HOV ticket, a pregnant woman in Texas says her unborn baby should count as a car passenger in light of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
WISH-TV Indianapolis
A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger. (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Published Jul 10, 2022
WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description
(CNN) — Brandy Bottone was driving in the HOV lane […]
WMUR
Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane told police her unborn child counts as a passenger (opens WMUR)
Published Jul 10, 2022
WMUR's feed description
After she got pulled over, she explained to an officer: "I pointed to my stomach and said, 'My baby girl is right here. She is a person.'"
KEYT Santa Barbara
A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Jul 10, 2022
KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description
A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger

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