Axios Discovers Women Charged for Pregnancy, Ignores Roe's Architects
According to Axios, following Roe v. Wade's overturn, cases of women charged with pregnancy-related crimes have surged from an annual average of 85 to over 400 in just two years. They highlight the scrutiny on pregnant women for substance use and mention a Kentucky woman charged with fetal homicide. The piece frames this as a new 'complication' in the 'post-Roe landscape.' What the article
politely omits is that this 'complication' is the feature, not a bug, of the 'personhood' movement aggressively pushed by anti-abortion organizations in conservative states for decades. While Axios notes the charges primarily target low-income women, it doesn't quite connect the dots that the very political figures and judicial appointees responsible for overturning Roe —often funded by
conservative PACs and dark money groups—were fully aware these 'increased prosecutions' were exactly what they sought. This isn't a surprise; it's the intended outcome for those who championed the legal framework that now treats a woman's body as a crime scene.