""From June 2022 to June 2024 - the first two years after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade - prosecutors initiated at least 412 cases across the country charging individuals with crimes related to their pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth," reads the report from Pregnancy Justice, an organization that seeks to defend the rights of pregnant people."
""Among those 412 defendants, 441 charges were brought against them, the vast majority alleging child neglect, endangerment or abuse - "statutes used by prosecutors beyond their original intent to target pregnancy," Pregnancy Justice noted in a press release accompanying the report. In addition to those types of charges, 31 prosecutions targeted people who experienced a pregnancy loss, with the state in those cases viewing a person's miscarriage or stillbirth with suspicion.""
""The cases spanned across 16 states. A majority of the cases arose from within just three states: Alabama, with 192 cases; Oklahoma, with 112; and South Carolina, with 62. The report examines just the first two years after the Dobbs decision was decided, and doesn't include data for the third year. In the first year after that decision, Pregnancy Justice identified 261 people who were charged with pregnancy-related crimes. In year two, they found 151 addition""
From June 2022 to June 2024 prosecutors initiated at least 412 cases charging individuals with crimes related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth. Those prosecutions produced 441 charges, primarily alleging child neglect, endangerment, or abuse under statutes prosecutors applied beyond their original intent. Thirty-one cases specifically targeted people who experienced miscarriage or stillbirth, with authorities treating those losses with suspicion. Cases appeared across 16 states, concentrated in Alabama (192), Oklahoma (112), and South Carolina (62). Identified prosecutions numbered 261 in year one and 151 in year two. The counted figures likely understate the true extent of pregnancy-related criminalization.
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