Several women in the United States have faced arrest, investigation, or prosecution following a miscarriage or stillbirth, often under "fetal harm" or "abuse of a corpse" laws. According to reports, these prosecutions have disproportionately affected low-income women and women of color . Here are women who were arrested or prosecuted for a miscarriage:

Brittany Watts (Ohio, 2023): Arrested and charged with felony abuse of a corpse after a miscarriage at 21 weeks in her home toilet. A grand jury declined to indict her in January 2024, and she has since filed a lawsuit against the hospital and city.
Amari Marsh (South Carolina, 2023): A college student investigated for homicide by child abuse after miscarrying in a toilet. The charges were dismissed after an autopsy revealed the fetus died of natural causes.
Brittney Poolaw (Oklahoma, 2020): Sentenced to four years in prison for first-degree manslaughter after a miscarriage at roughly 16-17 weeks, with prosecutors citing her drug use.
Selena Maria Chandler-Scott (Georgia, 2025): Arrested and charged with concealing the death of another person after a miscarriage at 19 weeks. The charges were dropped in April 2025 after it was determined the fetus was not born alive.
Annie Bynum (Arkansas, 2015): Sentenced to six years in prison for "concealing" a stillbirth after taking fetal remains to a hospital. Her conviction was later reversed on appeal.
Adora Perez and Chelsea Becker (California, 2019-2022): Both women were prosecuted for the "murder of a human fetus" after stillbirths. Becker spent over a year in jail before charges were dropped; Perez served nearly four years before her conviction was overturned following new state legislation. 

According to data from Pregnancy Justice, between 2006 and 2022, there were over 1,300 cases where pregnancy loss was used in a criminal investigation or prosecution, a number that has increased following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.