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Hundreds of US women charged with pregnancy-related crimes since fall of Roe

30.09.2025 16:00 | The Guardian World

Study finds prosecutors targeting low-income women mainly in US south – and figure likely to be an undercountIn the first two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, prosecutors in 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, new research released on Tuesday found.Of the 412 cases tracked by Pregnancy Justice, the vast majority took place in the US south, targeted low-income women and involved allegations that women broke laws against child abuse, endangerment or neglect, according to the research, which was compiled by the reproductive justice group. About 300 prosecutions took place in Alabama and Oklahoma. In 16 cases, law enforcement charged women with homicide. Continue reading...

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