A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder after she took abortion medication and gave birth to a premature infant who died within hours, according to court documents and arrest records. Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, many states have adopted abortion bans. While other states have sought to prosecute women who had abortions, it is rare they are charged with murder as Moore was. A friend later told police that Moore took the abortion pill because she did not want another child. Georgia's abortion law "does not contemplate murder charges for someone who has an abortion, and self-managing an abortion is not a criminal act in Georgia.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2026 12:44 UTC