A Georgia woman is facing a murder charge after police say she took pills to induce an abortion in violation of a state law that prohibits most abortions.
The woman, Alexia Moore, was arrested on March 4, months after she was rushed to the emergency room with abdominal pain, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
During an investigation, police learned that Moore allegedly took misoprostol, a drug that induces an abortion, according to a report from the Kingsland Police Department. The infant girl was delivered in the emergency room prematurely and had major health issues, including respiratory problems, the report says.
The baby was alive for about an hour before she died, the warrant says.
In 2019, Georgia passed a law that prohibits an abortion after a detectable human heartbeat. That’s generally at about six weeks’ gestation.
Exceptions are made in the event of a medical emergency and in cases
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