The report Pregnancy as a Crime: A Preliminary Report on the First Year After Dobbs documents that in the first year after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, at least 210 pregnant people faced criminal charges for conduct associated with their pregnancy, abortion, pregnancy loss, or birth.
The report finds that in the one-year period from June 24, 2022 to June 23, 2023, there was the highest number of pregnancy-related prosecutions documented in a single year.