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Prosecutors in West Virginia May Pursue Charges in Miscarriage Cases

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BECKLEY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Legal questions are surfacing in West Virginia over whether women who miscarry at home could be charged with crimes based on how they handle fetal remains, according to reporting from sister station WVNS. WVNS reports that Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman says current state law doesn’t prevent prosecutors from filing charges under statutes related to the improper disposal of human remains. That means actions…

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As of June, the new Maternity Protection Act will apply, which will also take into account previous miscarriages in the future, but not all affected women have a claim.

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Miscarriages are significant for those affected. However, there has been no entitlement to maternity benefits until now. This is now changing in certain cases.

A new study has put the alerts on finding a possible relationship between having had COVID-19 and an increased risk of miscarriage, especially in the first weeks of pregnancy. The research analyzed almost 27,000 pregnancies between 2019 and 2023, and found that people who were infected with the virus before or during the first trimester had as much as three times more chances of experiencing gestational loss before 20 weeks.

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