LOADING ERROR LOADINGSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy ― the point at which abortion is banned in the state. AdvertisementAlthough abortion is banned after six weeks in Georgia, it is not explicitly illegal for a person to self-manage ― or take abortion pills on their own ― to end their pregnancy. AdvertisementSome had warned Georgia abortion law could lead to murder chargesThe warrant said medical records estimated Moore had been pregnant for 22 to 24 weeks, placing her fetus at the threshold of viability. Under Georgia law, the victim became a person at the moment of live birth.”Georgia’s abortion law states that an embryo is legally a person once cardiac activity can be detected. This article has been updated by HuffPost to give more context around self-managed abortion laws in the state of Georgia.

Source: Huffington Post March 20, 2026 04:03 UTC