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Charges dropped against woman who had miscarriage and disposed of fetus

The charges against Selena Maria Chandler-Scott were dropped after an autopsy confirmed her miscarriage at 19 weeks resulted in a non-viable fetus, according to District Attorney Patrick Warren's office.
Advocates claim that the arrest of Chandler-Scott illustrates the frightening implications of Georgia's abortion laws, which have subjected women to prosecution for natural miscarriages.
At least 210 women faced criminal charges related to pregnancy issues in the past year, highlighting concerns about legal actions stemming from abortion laws in Georgia.

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NBC News

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Woman’s arrest after miscarriage in Georgia draws fear and anger

The arrest of Selena Maria Chandler-Scott, who miscarried in Tifton, Georgia, reflects the growing criminalization of pregnancy, experts say.

6 hours ago·United States

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The Washington Post

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Charges dropped against woman who had miscarriage and disposed of fetus

A 24-year-old Georgia woman was charged last month after she suffered a miscarriage and police recovered the fetus in a dumpster outside her apartment.

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The Independent

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Charges dropped against Georgia woman who miscarried

‘Our decision must be grounded in law — not emotion or speculation,’ said the district attorney

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DA drops charges for woman arrested after miscarriage in Georgia

ATLANTA — After national news outlets decried Georgia’s abortion law’s role in the arrest of a Tifton woman who suffered a miscarriage, Tift County prosecutors announced Friday they have decided to drop the charges and will not move forward with…

20 hours ago·Brunswick, United States

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Prosecutor Drops Charges Over Georgia Woman’s Miscarriage

Photo: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images All charges have been dismissed against a 24-year-old woman in Tifton, Georgia, who was arrested last month after she lost her pregnancy at 19 weeks, the Tift County district attorney’s office announced on Friday. The case had alarmed reproductive-health advocates, who said it was the first time authorities had attempted to use a fetal-personhood law that has been on the books in Georgia since 2019 to…

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Georgia Cops Drop Charges Against 24-Year-Old Who Miscarried After Massive Public Pressure

Police in Georgia have dropped criminal charges against a 24-year-old woman over her miscarriage and how she disposed of fetal remains. (Jezebel is choosing not to publish the woman’s name.) At the end of last month, the Tift County Sheriff’s Office charged her with “concealing the death of another person” and “abandonment of a dead body” after police recovered fetal remains from a dumpster near her apartment complex, following an anonymous tip.…

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