Opioids and Abortion: How Georgia's Legal Landscape Impacts Pregnant Women with Addiction

Marshae Jones, an Alabama woman charged with manslaughter for
allegedly starting a fight that led to her getting shot and having
a miscarriage, will not face prosecution after all. The prosecutor
has decided not to pursue the charge, but the incident started a
conversation about negligence and culpability for pregnant women in
an era of increasingly restrictive abortion laws. With the
potential increase to the liability pregnant women face, legal
questions arise surrounding when a pregnant woman is addicted to
drugs. On Second Thought looked at how current and pending laws
converge with Georgia’s opioid crisis.