Ohio woman Brittany Watts facing charges following miscarriage
Brittany Watts was turned into police in September after a baby loss and now faces "abuse of a corpse" charge, with a penalty of up to a year in prison
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Brittany Watts was turned into police in September after a baby loss and now faces "abuse of a corpse" charge, with a penalty of up to a year in prison
Brittany Watts suffered a miscarriage at home after doctors deemed her foetus unviable. Days later, she was charged with felony abuse of a corpse in a striking example of Ohio’s dangerously confusing abortion laws, writes Andrea Blanco
“There’s no guide for what one’s supposed to do when they experience pregnancy loss," a legal expert told Jezebel.
WARREN — A Warren mother accused of abuse of a corpse involving the handling of the miscarriage of her 22-week-old fetus will have her case heard by a Trumbul