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Georgia woman charged with murder for allegedly taking abortion pills

Scripps News · 12 days ago
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Scripps News
12 days ago

In a case set to test Georgia's abortion laws, mother of two and U.S. army veteran Alexia Moore has been charged with attended murder for, police say, inducing an abortion.

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  • Alexia Moore charged with attempted murder after alleged self-induced abortion 4s
  • Moore was 22-24 weeks pregnant, exceeding Georgia's six-week abortion ban 1m 0s
  • Legal experts say this could be Georgia's first such case under the abortion ban 1m 43s
  • Advocates note the law targets providers, not pregnant individuals 1m 56s
  • Moore is held without bond as a hearing is scheduled 3m 1s
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