Georgia Woman Faces Murder Charge After Taking Abortion Pills

A 31-year-old Georgia resident has been charged with murder after taking pills to induce an abortion under a state law that bans most terminations after cardiac activity is detected. If prosecutors pursue the case, it would mark one of the first times a woman is criminally charged for ending her own pregnancy under the 2019 ban. According to court records, Alexia Moore arrived at a hospital on December 30 reporting abdominal pain. She told medical staff she had taken misoprostol and oxycodone. Staff noted a fetal heartbeat and said the baby survived for about an hour after delivery. Advocates have condemned the unprecedented murder charge. Moore is jailed on murder and drug possession counts. Her defense attorney has filed motions for bond and a speedy trial. A grand jury must first decide whether to indict, and the district attorney will make the ultimate call on prosecution.

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