How do you whoopsie-daisy your way to an indictment? How do you charge someone with a “crime” when said crime doesn’t exist?

That’s what happened in Texas after the indictment and arrest of Lizelle Herrera for a “self-induced” abortion. While Herrera’s charges were dropped, the case is a grim insight into the criminalization of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes—one that seems to be getting worse.

In a new episode of Boom! Lawyered, co-hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down a few key points about what happened: the importance of accuracy in reporting on these issues, the ever-present questions about HIPPA and medical privacy, and the carceral nature of medicine.

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Articles mentioned in the episode:

• Whose Choice?
• A Gathering Storm
• Black Women Were Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin