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'It's violently anti-woman': Melissa Murray reflects on the criminalization of miscarriage - Velshi - MSNBC
One in five women experience a miscarriage according to the National Institutes of Health, and now women who suffer pregnancy loss can face prosecution. One prosecutor in West Virginia even went so far as to suggest women call law enforcement after having a miscarriage to avoid prosecution.
Amanda Zurawski, lead plaintiff in the Texas case that included 20 women who were denied emergency care, called this suggestion “reprehensible” and “terrifying.” NYU Professor Melissa Murray says that if having an abortion is going to be considered criminal behavior, that prosecutor just invited pregnant women to incriminate themselves. - Aired on 06/08/2025.