Traci Timko

Grand jury dismisses charges against Ohio woman arrested for miscarriage

JESSICA VALENTI
JAN 11, 2024

It’s rare to be able to bring you good news, so I’m thrilled to tell you that a grand jury has declined to indict Brittany Watts, the Ohio woman charged with ‘abuse of a corpse’ for flushing her miscarriage.

Brittany’s lawyer, Traci Timko, told The New York Times that when Brittany heard the news, she began to cry:

“It’s just been an emotional roller coaster that she has been on. I’m happy Brittany is able to now begin to heal through all of this and I hope and believe that her story is going to be an impetus for change.”

Continued: https://jessica.substack.com/p/no-indictment-for-brittany-watts

By Maria Sole Campinoti, Holly Yan and Zenebou Sylla, CNN
Tue December 19, 2023

An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN.
Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse, Trumbull County court records show.

“Ms. Watts suffered a tragic and dangerous miscarriage that jeopardized her own life. Rather than focusing on healing physically and emotionally, she was arrested and charged with a felony,” her attorney, Traci Timko, told CNN in an email.

Continued: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html

NO INDICTMENT for Brittany Watts

USA – A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide