Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025
She lost her child in a home birth. Prosecutors charged her with murder The medical examiner ruled the death of Kelsey Carpenter’s baby an accident – yet she faces life in prison: ‘I mourn every day’ The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2023
After deadly LA car crash, California's controversial fetal homicide law is back in the spotlight LOS ANGELES — Guttered votives, wilted sunflowers and a menagerie of pristine plush creatures marked the blackened corner where Armani Lester’s life ended before he took his first breath. Los Angeles Times · Aug 18, 2022
In a post-Roe world, more miscarriage and stillbirth prosecutions await women In Texas, 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera was arrested and charged with murder for self-induced abortion. In California, 29-year-old Adora Perez served four years in prison after giving birth to a stillborn son. And in Mississippi, Latice Fisher was jailed after losing her baby at 36 weeks after police found she’d searched… Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022
Losing a pregnancy could land you in jail in post-Roe America Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, experts warn that prosecutions will increase for miscarriages, stillbirths and self-induced abortions. WEKU · Jul 3, 2022
She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common Chelsea Becker, prosecuted for murder after her stillbirth, spent 16 months in jail: ‘Why did the hospital call police?’ The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2022