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More Miscarriages Criminally Investigated Three Years Into Post-Dobbs Abortion Bans
- In late June, state prosecutors have intensified investigations into pregnancy losses, marking three years since the Dobbs decision expanded criminal scrutiny of miscarriages.
- Following the Dobbs decision three years ago, extremist anti-abortion laws incorporating personhood statutes have led to a rise in prosecutions of pregnancy loss, including homicide charges.
- Pregnancy Justice reports 210 prosecutions in the first post-Dobbs year, with 104 linked to pregnancy loss in 2023, highlighting rising criminalization efforts.
- In Watts’s case, hours-long delays in miscarriage care led to her being handcuffed after leaving the hospital, exemplifying care delays and arrests linked to post-Dobbs prosecutions.
- Three years after Dobbs, state prosecutors have launched new miscarriage investigations, reflecting expanded criminal scrutiny under post-Dobbs laws and personhood statutes across multiple states.
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More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans • Nevada Current
About 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it is difficult to determine the cause of a miscarriage or stillbirth. (Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images)Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medica…
More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans • Florida Phoenix
About 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it is difficult to determine the cause of a miscarriage or stillbirth. (Photo by Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images)Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medica…
3 Years in, horrors wrought by anti-abortion ‘Dobbs’ ruling are apparent to all
This story originally appeared in Truthout on June 24, 2025. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. It’s been three years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an odious Supreme Court ruling that has unleashed a veritable crisis of rights, health, and safety for people who can become pregnant. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and sent abortion’s legality back to t…
'Traumatized': Women prosecuted for miscarriages at record levels
The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medical staff at Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital told Watts that her nearly 21-week-old fetus had no chance of survival. And without treatment, neither would she.On that, Watts’ attorneys and those representing the hospital sh...
Louisiana Illuminator
More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans
Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ended federal abortion rights, women around the country have faced criminal charges after their pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth, ranging from homicide to child abuse to abuse of corpse. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The …
Arizona Mirror
Herald/Review MediaWomen prosecuted for miscarriages at record levels since Roe overturned
Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ended federal abortion rights, women around the country have faced criminal charges after their pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth, ranging from homicide to child abuse to abuse of corpse. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)Editor’s note: This report examines abortion access three years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down the federal right to abortion. The …
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