Criminalization of Pregnant Women Skyrockets, Based on the Legal Fiction of ‘Fetal Personhood’

 Criminalization of Pregnant Women Skyrockets, Based on the Legal Fiction of ‘Fetal Personhood’

New research reveals at least 210 women faced criminal charges because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes in the year after Dobbs—the highest number of documented prosecutions in a single year. The real number is likely much higher, according to new r…

Antiabortion and abortion rights advocates gather outside of the Supreme Court on the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on Jan. 24, 2024. (Allison Robb…