A 21-year-old woman in southwest Oklahoma was convicted of first-degree manslaughter after a second-trimester miscarriage.
when the fetus was born stillborn at home after 15-17 weeks of gestation, according to the autopsy. The medical examiner confirmed fetal congenital abnormalities as well as positive results for methamphetamine and amphetamine.
Poolaw couldn’t afford her bail and spent more than a year in custody awaiting trial delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.in support of Poolaw. “Ms. Poolaw’s case is a tragedy. She has suffered the trauma of pregnancy loss, has been jailed for a year and half during a pandemic, and was charged and convicted of a crime without basis in law or science,” the statement read in part.
Poolaw is one person in a “troubling trend” in Oklahoma, according to NAPW. “In recent years, Oklahoma prosecutors, especially in Comanche and Kay Counties but also in Craig, Garfield, Jackson, Pontotoc, Payne, Rogers, and Tulsa counties have been using the State’s felony child neglect law to police pregnant women and to seek severe penalties for those who experience pregnancy losses,” the organization said.
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