Alabama locks up more pregnant women than any other state by far, according to a new report.

Pregnancy Justice, a nonprofit that defends the rights of pregnant people, found that from June 2022 to June 2024 — the first two years after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — Alabama prosecuted 192 pregnant women, mostly on charges that they used drugs while pregnant.

“One thing we know, both from the data and from our work around the country, is that Alabama is among the most dangerous states for pregnant women as far as criminalization goes,” said Dana Sussman, senior vice president at Pregnancy Justice. “It unfortunately stands apart.”

A total of 412 pregnant people were prosecuted across 16 states, according to Pregnancy Justice, meaning nearly half of the cases were

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