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Georgia lawmakers respond to charges dropped in Tifton fetal remains case
WALB ^ | 04/04/2025 | James Worsley, Lenah Allen

Posted on 04/05/2025 5:06:32 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina

On March 21, Selena Maria Chandler-Scott was arrested and charged after having a miscarriage and dumping a 19-week-old fetus in the dumpster.

Tift County District Attorney Patrick Warren said the decision to drop the criminal charges against Chandler-Scott came after a “comprehensive review” from both legal and medical experts who found no trauma or foul play to the fetal remains.

(Excerpt) Read more at walb.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fetus; life; personhood
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1 posted on 04/05/2025 5:06:32 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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Tift County District Attorney Patrick Warren said the decision to drop the criminal charges against Chandler-Scott came after a “comprehensive review” from both legal and medical experts who found no trauma or foul play to the fetal remains.

They mean other than the fact the baby is dead ?
2 posted on 04/05/2025 5:08:39 PM PDT by stylin19a ("Artillery Brings Dignity to What Would Otherwise Be Just A Vulgar Brawl" )
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The medical examiner ruled “it to be “non-viable at the time it was naturally miscarried”, the fetus showed no signs of breathing on its own or foul play.”


3 posted on 04/05/2025 5:16:35 PM PDT by TexasGator (i1.1)
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Babies born before 23 weeks have roughly 5% chance of survival even with interventions


4 posted on 04/05/2025 5:58:15 PM PDT by The_Sword_of_Groo (A Winch usually gets mounted on the front of a jeep...a wench usually gets mounted in the back )
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thanx...I didn’t see that in the article...it talked of no foul play to the fetal remains...
not the circumstances of the miscarriage itself.


5 posted on 04/05/2025 5:58:17 PM PDT by stylin19a ("Artillery Brings Dignity to What Would Otherwise Be Just A Vulgar Brawl" )
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Okay, it looks like she didn’t murder the baby, but is there not some charge for improperly disposing of human remains?


6 posted on 04/05/2025 5:59:53 PM PDT by Bigg Red (My long-time tagline has been removed and will be stored on my home page as it has proved true.)
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