Marshae Jones, 28, was charged with manslaughter over the death of the 5-month-old fetus she lost after getting shot by another woman during a physical altercation in December.
a motion to dismiss the case, calling the indictment"illegal, inappropriate, and unprecedented." Her attorney Mark White told“The motion will also give examples of the additional dangers this type of prosecution presents for the rule of law.” They did not state whether or not they would challenge the state's interpretation of"personhood."
The office of Lynneice Washington, Alabama’s first Black female district attorney who represents part of Jefferson County, released a statement saying it has whether to prosecute Jones with manslaughter or a lesser charge, although a decision is expected shortly.There is, however, a legal precedent for expecting mothers in Alabama being prosecuted for endangering their pregnancies.
“At this stage, we don’t know all of the ramifications,” Helms said, regarding applying “personhood” to early-stage pregnancies. “Every time I speak to someone, they come up with something new.”, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School who specializes in reproductive rights and justice, said prosecutions of women for the unintentional deaths of their fetuses are becoming more common.
On top of being punished for another person's decision to shoot her, Jones — who has a 6-year-old daughter — recently lost her job and her house, which burned down, White, her lawyer, told. “If you look at the five top stress factors that humans can experience, she may be the only person we’ve encountered that got all five simultaneously,” White said.,"even Ms.
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