An Ohio woman who miscarried on the toilet then left will not be criminally charged for her handling of a home miscarriage. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office says a grand jury declined Thursday to charge 34-year-old Brittany Watts with felony corpse abuse. Watts’ case sparked a national firestorm over legal risks pregnant women face as U.S. states hash out new laws governing reproductive health care access. Police said Watts miscarried, flushed and scooped out the toilet, then left home — leaving her 22-week-old fetus lodged in the pipes. Watts’ attorney said Watts hopes her story is an impetus for change.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, resolving a case that […]
A 34-year-old woman from Ohio, who suffered a miscarriage at her house when she tried to flush the remains of the foetus in a washroom, will not be charged with corpse abuse, a grand jury has ruled.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, resolving a case that […]