feticide
Wombs as Crime Scenes: What Happens When Pregnant Women Lose Their Civil Rights
This month, Anna Yocca was released from jail, following over a year of incarceration. Though her case may seem extreme, it's really the most recent high-profile example of a troubling new trend: women being arrested and prosecuted—and often accused of...
How Personhood Laws Can Land Women in Court for Crimes Against Their Own Fetuses
Anti-abortion measures are putting women are at risk of being charged with crimes against their fetuses, and rogue prosecutors can use their wide discretion to prosecute mothers with crimes beyond feticide or child abuse.
Georgia Drops Murder Charge Against Woman Who Took Abortion Pills
Prosecutors made the decision after closely reviewing Georgia law, which states a woman cannot be charged with feticide relating to her own pregnancy.
Woman Charged with Murder After Terminating Pregnancy with 'Abortion Pill'
A woman in Georgia has been charged with malice murder after terminating her own pregnancy at five months with an abortion pill she bought online, reports say.
Indiana Sent a Woman Who Claims She Had a Miscarriage to Prison for 20 Years for Killing Her Fetus
Advocates say the case of Purvi Patel sets a dangerous precedent for American women who seek support and medical care for unwanted pregnancies and miscarriages.