“Fetal Personhood” and Family Separation in South Carolina
Something terrible is happening in South Carolina. So-called “fetal personhood” laws are facilitating the criminalization of pregnant people for “child neglect,” and “endangerment.” This legal fiction – that pregnant people can neglect or endanger a child who has yet to…
The Horrible Reality of Abortion Rights in Georgia
Last month, the status of abortion access in the South got even more dire. On October 24, the Georgia Supreme Court in its 6-1 decision, allowed the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks to stay in effect. In the…
Pregnancy Criminalization in the U.S.
According to a recent report by Pregnancy Justice, there were 1,396 cases of pregnancy criminalization in the United States between January 2006 and June 2022. Pregnancy criminalization is defined as instances where someone is “arrested for reasons related to their…
Hill v. Colorado and Future Erosion of Reproductive Freedom
Jessica Mason Pieklo reports that the Becket Fund, a conservative legal advocacy organization, is positioning itself to exacerbate the violence that clinics are enduring. Last month, Becket Fund filed a petition with the Supreme Court, asking for the Court to…