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A woman was charged with murder after a stillbirth that the D.A. alleged was caused by her meth use. She was sentenced to 11 years in a plea deal -- not knowing that she was the first and only woman in California to be sent to prison for killing her fetus. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-16/adora-perez-appeal-stillborn-murder-charge
CA’s penal code defines murder as the unlawful killing of a human being or unborn child. The statute was amended to include the word “fetus” in 1970. The statute was never intended to implicate mothers of stillborn babies, women’s rights advocates argue. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-26/chelsea-becker-adora-perez-murder-charge-stillbirth
Other than one case involving a no contest plea, there have been no convictions in such cases in modern state history.
In August, CA’s top prosecutor said 'the law was misapplied' in the case of a woman who was charged in her stillborn infant's death. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-07/attorney-general-denounces-murder-charge-over-stillborn-baby
In August, CA’s top prosecutor said 'the law was misapplied' in the case of a woman who was charged in her stillborn infant's death. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-07/attorney-general-denounces-murder-charge-over-stillborn-baby
If the prosecutor prevails in Adora Perez's case, women’s rights advocates say it will open the door to charges against any woman who suffers a miscarriage or stillbirth. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-16/adora-perez-appeal-stillborn-murder-charge
