A Miscarriage of Justice - Brittany Watts’ Story

Content Warning: We discuss pregnancy complications, miscarriages, stillbirths, and abortions in this episode, listener discretion is advised.

 

In this episode we cover the heartbreaking story of Brittany Watts. A Black woman from Ohio who was prosecuted after experiencing a pregnancy loss.

 

And we highlight In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, a national-state partnership working to secure reproductive rights for all women, girls, and gender-expansive people.

 

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Audio Clips

Brittany Watts on being arrested after miscarriage: "I never said...I didn't want my baby."

 

Resources 

Brittany Watts, Ohio woman charged with felony after miscarriage at home, describes shock of her arrest - CBS News

 

A Nurse Called Police After a Black Woman Miscarried—There’s a History to That – Mother Jones

 

Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides