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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common

Graphic illustration of a pregnant woman caught in a net by an oversized hand wearing a bracelet with a scales of justice charm.
Chelsea Becker spent 16 months in jail after she was charged with murder for having a stillbirth. Illustration: Anastasia Ivashchenko/The Guardian

On 4 November 2019, TV stations across California blasted Chelsea Becker’s photo on their news editions. The “search was on” for a “troubled” 25-year-old woman wanted for the “murder of her unborn baby”, news anchors said, warning viewers not to approach if they spotted her but to call the authorities.

The next day, Becker was asleep at the home she was staying in when officers with the Hanford police department arrived.

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