Brittney Poolaw, 21, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted in relation to a miscarriage she had in 2020.
A 21-year-old Oklahoma woman was convicted of first-degree manslaughter after miscarrying her baby last year, sparking an outcry.
Brittney Poolaw, 21, was sentenced to four years in prison after the jury returned a guilty verdict earlier this month, according to ABC affiliate KSWO. An autopsy on Poolaw’s unborn child revealed it had died at 17 weeks.
Prosecutors alleged that Poolaw caused her child to be stillborn due to intravenous methamphetamine use.
Advocates for reproductive rights said Poolaw’s conviction sets a dangerous precedent at a time when abortion rights are under threat—most notably in Texas, where a new law effectively bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
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