When the officer pulled over Brandy Bottone, he asked who else was with her. ''Uh, this!'' Bottone said, pointing to her belly. He gave her a $275 ticket.
PLANO, Texas -- Should an HOV violation against a pregnant Texas woman stand after she said her unborn child was a passenger in the lane?
Her story is one that has sparked debate on both sides with words like"hero,""clever," and"brilliant" being used by some to describe Bottone's argument and others pointing to loopholes opening up as a side effect of Roe v. Wade being overturned. The incident happened just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned and amid the state's ban on abortions.
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