In the past 10 years, arrests and forced interventions of pregnant women have skyrocketed.
By Lynn M. Paltrow and Lisa K. Sangoi
Think Progress
On August 31, 2016, Purvi Patel walked out of the Indiana Women’s Prison, after fighting a conviction and 20-year sentence for attempting to have an abortion. By the time she won her appeal, she had already spent over a year in prison.
While the fight for reproductive rights is generally thought of as one about access to abortion and contraception, it is increasingly clear that attacks on reproductive rights also often involve the use of the criminal legal system.
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Source: Think Progress