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Hypo: should pregnant hockey player lead to "too many (wo)men on ice" penalty?

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Bright meetinghouse
  06/28/25
- If she gives birth on the ice, it would be impossible to c...
Slate milk rehab
  06/28/25
In theory then could a player go on the ice with a smaller m...
Bright meetinghouse
  06/28/25
Has the midget been born? Yes, so it's a legal person and ca...
Slate milk rehab
  06/28/25
But if you don't touch the ice you're not "on" the...
Bright meetinghouse
  06/28/25


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Date: June 28th, 2025 6:00 PM
Author: Bright meetinghouse



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Date: June 28th, 2025 6:22 PM
Author: Slate milk rehab

- If she gives birth on the ice, it would be impossible to contest such a penalty coming after the birth. There is literally an extra person on the ice.

- However, if she has an abortion on the ice, then no, it was never a person.

- In the case of an intentional miscarriage on the ice, personhood of the fetus and the legitimacy of the penalty may depend on jurisdiction.

- Otherwise, any penalty could be held in potentia until the time of a live birth, in which case the results of the game could be litigated.

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Date: June 28th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: Bright meetinghouse

In theory then could a player go on the ice with a smaller midget player strapped to him/her? As long as the midget doesn't make contact with the ice. Midget could have a stick and swat at pucks etc

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Date: June 28th, 2025 6:57 PM
Author: Slate milk rehab

Has the midget been born? Yes, so it's a legal person and can't go on the ice without drawing a penalty. However, a player could go onto the ice with a corpse strapped to his back because it's no longer a person.

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Date: June 28th, 2025 7:01 PM
Author: Bright meetinghouse

But if you don't touch the ice you're not "on" the ice imo. The NHL needs to close this loophole. Teams could also use players hanging above the ice on harnesses to gum things up on defense

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