Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Alleged Self-Induced Abortion
A 31-year-old Georgia woman faces murder charges for allegedly taking pills to induce an illegal abortion, potentially one of the first such cases since the state's 2019 abortion ban.
Georgia authorities have charged a 31-year-old woman with murder after she allegedly took pills to induce an abortion, in what could be one of the first such cases since the state passed a 2019 law banning most abortions.
Alexia Moore was arrested and charged by local police, who claim she terminated her pregnancy through illegal means. If state prosecutors decide to move forward with the murder charge, her case would set a concerning precedent in the ongoing battle over abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.
The 2019 Georgia law, known as the
