Georgia woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion

Georgia police have charged 31-year-old Alexia Moore with murder after she allegedly took pills to induce an abortion, in what would be one of the first prosecutions of a woman under the state's 2019 law banning most abortions. The case marks a significant escalation in how aggressively anti-abortion laws may be enforced against patients themselves, rather than providers. State prosecutors must still decide whether to proceed with the charge.

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