Marshae Jones

Ep 33: 27-year-old, Marshae Jones was five months pregnant when she was involved in a fight that ended in tragic death of her unborn child. A few months later a grand jury indicted Marshae on a manslaughter charge for the death of her own fetus. Was this young women right to blame or was she the victim in this situation?

Sources Cited for this episode:

Washington Post, AL.com, The New York Times: The Feticide Playbook Explained, NCSL (National Council of State Legislators), CNN

Episode transcript available here.

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