These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes

South Carolina among states that have investigated miscarriages and stillbirths as crimes

SC , AL, AK, AR, CA, GA, OH and OK are among US states where miscarriages and stillbirths have been investigated by the criminal legal system in recent years.

These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes

A recent arrest in Georgia highlights the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in several states, experts say.

Yes, Georgia woman was arrested after having miscarriage. Here are the facts

Police charged the 24-year-old woman with counts related to improper disposal and notification of a dead body.

Criminal Suspicion Surrounds Pregnancy Loss in These States

In late March, police in southern Georgia arrested a 24-year-old woman who had a miscarriage after a witness reported seeing her place the fetal remains in a dumpster. The coroner in Tift County determined it was a 19-week fetus from a naturally occurring miscarriage, but some legal experts consider the arrest a bellwether for the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in many states in post-Roe America. The Marshall Project previously…

Fetus from miscarriage designated as ‘dead body’ in Tifton police charging of woman

Fetus from miscarriage designated as ‘dead body’ in Tifton police charging of woman   By T.S. Carter   TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – In arresting a 24-year-old woman who put the remains of her miscarriage in the trash, Tifton police have deemed the 19-week-old fetus a human body.   Whether Selena Maria Chandler-Scott is prosecuted will be up to Patrick Warren, newly elected Tift District Attorney. Tifton police charged miscarriage victim Selena…