U.S. prosecutors initiated 902 pregnancy-related crime cases in first years after Roe v. Wade overturn

In the first three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the Pregnancy Prosecutions Tracking Study found that 902 pregnancy-related crime cases were initiated by prosecutors. Of those cases, the majority were based in three states: Alabama (204 cases), Oklahoma (222), and South Carolina (381). All other states initiated less than 30 new cases. The majority of cases — 72% — involved low-income people and cases involving Black, Indigenous and people of color represented a disproportionate percentage of cases at 34%.