On May 9, the DA finally dismissed murder charges against Adora Perez, a mother who experienced a stillbirth. This news comes after a California court held that her guilty plea was unconstitutional, and sent the case back to trial.
NAPW Staff Attorney Samantha Lee testified in support of a California bill that will ensure that no one in the State of California will be prosecuted for ending a pregnancy or experiencing pregnancy loss. In her testimony, Ms. Lee shared a statement from NAPW’s client, Chelsea Becker, who was charged with murder for experiencing a stillbirth in Kings County, California.
NAPW combines legal advocacy, public education and organizing to achieve a country in which no one is arrested, shamed, or denied constitutional or human rights because they have the capacity for pregnancy, are pregnant, or because of any outcome of their pregnancies — including births, miscarriages, stillbirths and abortions. NAPW is committed to advancing the equal rights and personhood of all pregnant people including those most likely to be targeted for arrest, detention, and blame — low income women, women of color, and drug-using women.
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Note: this bill failed in committee. A Louisiana abortion ban containing language that would have allowed pregnant women to be charged with homicide ...
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2022.
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National Advocates for Pregnant Women
NAPW Staff Attorney Samantha Lee testified in support of a California bill that will ensure that no one in the State of California will be prosecuted ...
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Last week, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the Arizona Department of Child Safety’s decision to place Lindsay R. on its child abuse and neglect ...
These issues are in fact interconnected and all of NAPW’s work reflects this.
