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Pregnant Women Are Being Jailed

Pregnant Women Are Being Jailed

In the last decade, more than 380 pregnant women have been arrested by anti-abortion extremists for unintended pregnancy outcomes like miscarriage or stillbirth--including Purvi Patel, an Indiana woman who is facing 20 years in prison after suffering a stillbirth. 

It's critical that we share their stories--or else many more pregnant women will be criminalized. Will you share this important graphic with everyone you know?

In the last decade, more than 380 pregnant women have been arrested by anti-abortion extremists for unintended pregnancy outcomes like miscarriage or stillbirth--including Purvi Patel, an Indiana woman who is facing 20 years in prison after suffering a stillbirth. 

It's critical that we share their stories--or else many more pregnant women will be criminalized. Will you share this important graphic with everyone you know?

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Sources:

1. Pregnant, and No Civil Rights, New York Times, November 7, 2014

2. Purvi Patel Sentenced to 41 Years for Feticide and Neglect of a Dependent, RH Reality Check, March 30, 2015