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Alabama Woman Was Shot While Pregnant, Then Charged with Manslaughter After Pregnancy Ended

HeadlineJun 28, 2019

A pregnant woman in Alabama who was shot in the stomach has been charged with manslaughter because the shooting caused her pregnancy to end. Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old African-American woman, was charged on Wednesday and released Thursday after posting a $50,000 bond. Local police accused Jones of starting the fight that led to the shooting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store outside of Birmingham. The case has alarmed reproductive rights activists. The National Abortion Federation tweeted, “This is how people—especially women of color—are already being punished & having their pregnancies criminalized.” Alabama is one of 38 states to have a fetal homicide law.

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