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Georgia Woman Charged with Murder Over Illegal Abortion

3/20/2026

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Alexia Moore, a 31-year-old woman in Georgia, is charged with murder for allegedly inducing an illegal abortion by taking pills.
The case is among the first prosecutions since Georgia's 2019 abortion ban.
Moore reportedly took misoprostol and oxycodone.
The coroner did not classify the death as homicide.
Legal motions for bond and a speedy trial have been filed, as District Attorney Keith Higgins seeks a grand jury indictment.

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Alexia Moore, a 31-year-old woman in Georgia, is charged with murder for allegedly inducing an illegal abortion by taking pills.
The case is among the first prosecutions since Georgia's 2019 abortion ban.
Moore reportedly took misoprostol and oxycodone.
The coroner did not classify the death as homicide.
Legal motions for bond and a speedy trial have been filed, as District Attorney Keith Higgins seeks a grand jury indictment.