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Woman’s Miscarriage Leads to Arrest in Georgia, Raising Alarming Questions About Pregnancy and the Law

On March 20, in rural Georgia, emergency responders rushed to an early morning 911 call about an unconscious, bleeding woman at an apartment. When they arrived, they determined the woman, Selena Maria Chandler-Scott, had suffered a miscarriage. Unfortunately, this was only the beginning of her ordeal.

Chandler-Scott was taken to a hospital, but a witness alleged she had placed the fetal remains in a dumpster. Police launched an investigation, recovered the remains, and charged her with concealing the death of another person and abandoning a dead body. The charges were later dropped after an autopsy confirmed that Chandler-Scott experienced a "natural miscarriage" at around 19 weeks and that the fetus was nonviable.

Still, her arrest highlights a growing trend: more women are facing criminal charges tied to pregnancy outcomes, treating fetuses as individuals with legal rights. Women’s health advocates say her case raises troubling questions in states with strict abortion laws: how should fetal remains be handled, and who has the authority to decide?

Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, grants legal status to any fetus with a detectable heartbeat. Although efforts to establish "fetal personhood" laws predate the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, experts say such efforts have only intensified since. According to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights research group, nearly two dozen personhood bills were introduced in just the first three months of this year.

Jill Wieber Lens, a law professor at the University of Iowa and an expert in stillbirth and pregnancy loss, warns of the broader implications. Research shows that 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, usually in the first trimester.

“If what is expelled during a miscarriage is legally considered a human body, and if disposing of it improperly becomes a crime," Lens said, "then most people who miscarry in Georgia could unknowingly be breaking the law.”

Chandler-Scott’s case echoes that of Brittany Watts, a 34-year-old woman from Warren, Ohio, who was charged with abuse of a corpse after her 2023 miscarriage—charges that were ultimately dropped. Watts has since filed a lawsuit against the city and the hospital where she sought care. While neither institution has commented publicly, the hospital has denied wrongdoing in court. The case remains ongoing.

In a 2023 interview, Watts expressed concern that such arrests could continue. "As the old saying goes, ‘History repeats itself,’” she said. “I don't want it to happen again.”

Advocacy groups note a significant increase in the number of pregnant people facing criminal charges following the Dobbs decision. According to a 2024 report from Pregnancy Justice, at least 210 women were charged in the year after the ruling. Women of color, lower-income women, and those struggling with substance use are particularly at risk when interacting with authorities, experts warn.