Coverage dated December 15, 2023

Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

Headline from WDIO Duluth

A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action. Her case has sparked a national firestorm over the plight of pregnant women, especially women of color, following the U.S.

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action. Her case has sparked a national firestorm over the plight of pregnant women, especially women of color, following the U.S.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visit t…

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Woman criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse and her case sent to a grand jury.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant,

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visit t…

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Black woman criminally charged after miscarriage (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    COLUMBUS, Ohio >> Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots.

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