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A stillbirth & #Facebook post expressing her grief landed her in prison for >2 years. Experts say it’s part of a pattern

…Rousseau was arrested & charged with felony manslaughter before she was convicted in Nevada, where #abortion is LEGAL, under what legal experts say is a vague & broadly written statute that makes it a crime for any woman to take drugs [she only took cinnamon] with the intent to terminate a pregnancy.…

#SCOTUS #law #ReproductiveRights #MaleSupremacy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/us/abortion-rights-pregnancy-outcomes-criminalized

CNN

A stillbirth and Facebook post expressing her grief landed her in prison for over 2 years. Experts say it’s part of a pattern | CNN

Patience Rousseau’s case fits into an emerging pattern where women are criminalized – even in states where abortion is legal – by prosecutors reaching for antiquated statutes or laws never intended to punish those experiencing pregnancy loss, experts say.