She lost her child in a home birth.
Her prosecutor charged her with murder.
Kelsey Carpenter was alone in her San Diego apartment when her labor started on November 14, 2020.

A mother of two, she planned a home birth for her third child.
However, the baby was born two weeks earlier than expected and she gave birth alone, after which she fainted, records show.
When she woke up, her newborn baby, whom she named Keira, was not breathing.
Despite attempts to resuscitate her, the baby did not survive.
But that defeat was just the beginning of Carpenter’s nightmare.
Shortly after, police arrested his 33-year-old Carpenter.
San Diego District Attorney charges her with “premeditated murder” and child endangerment, citing her decision to give birth “without her supervision” and her alleged drug use did.
Although the county coroner said the cause of death was an “accident,” prosecutors continued to prosecute the case.
4,444 medical experts testified that the state’s claims about the cause of death were not supported by scientific evidence.
and the passage of a new California law that specifically prohibits the criminalization of pregnancy loss.
If convicted, Carpenter faces life in prison.
“I continue to be amazed and horrified that a person could go through the greatest tragedy of their life, lose a beloved and wanted child, and then be accused of such a horrific crime.
” “I still feel that way,” Carpenter recently told the Guardian.

From prison.
“I really enjoyed the idea of ​​having this baby and was determined to be the best mother I could be.
I mourn Keira every day.
“This incident has led to increased scrutiny of women.
It comes as police face charges over their handling of routine health care decisions, including arrests for abortion, stillbirth and other acts that “endanger” the fetus.
and the effects of pregnancy are treated as a criminal offense.
Since the U.S.
Supreme Court rejected Roe v.
Wade in June 2022, a Nebraska teenager and her mother have been charged with illegal abortion and “causing the death of another person” for allegedly taking abortion pills.
” has been charged with a crime.
He was charged with “concealment”.
“After a South Carolina woman gave birth to a stillborn fetus in a hospital, she was arrested.
A pregnant Alabama woman found in possession of marijuana was sentenced to several months in prison to “protect” her unborn child.
Additionally, three women were sued for wrongful death after a Texas man claimed they helped his ex-wife get an abortion.
California’s prosecution of Carpenter, considered a leader in reproductive justice and women’s rights, is a reminder that this oppression is not limited to conservative states, advocates said.
“Americans believe that we can solve these social problems if police work together.
We believe that incarcerating or incarcerating people can lead to problems with mental health problems, substance use disorders, or access to health care.
” That it is a way of coping with lack.
” , said Dana.
Mr.
Sussman is the acting executive director of Pre-Jenning Justice, a legal advocacy group that supports Mr.
Carpenter.
“It has truly devastating consequences for everyone.
” “For most of her adult life, Ms.
Carpenter has struggled with substance use disorder stemming from the sexual abuse and trauma she suffered as a child.
” I’ve been fighting.
I’ve been fighting.
“I tried to mask the pain of these experiences with drugs.
“She repeatedly sought treatment and attended rehab facilities, but in some cases medical professionals learned of her addiction.
He said he took punitive measures that made his life even worse.
Out of control.
His first son was born in 2012, and his second son was born in 2019.
In both cases, the hospital sent the infant to California Child Welfare.

Services (CWS) reported a positive drug test result and were immediately taken into custody.
However, while both children were born healthy, there was no evidence to suggest that the child was drugged or had any side effects.
suffering from