Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Taking Abortion Pills and Giving Birth, Report Says

A Georgia woman has been charged with murder after authorities allege she took an abortion pill and later gave birth to an infant who did not survive. Alexia Moore, 31, reportedly took 200 mg of misoprostol, a drug used to induce labor or abortion when combined with mifepristone, on the evening of December 29, 2025. She reportedly gave birth the following day at Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus.

Moore has been charged with murder, possession of dangerous drugs, and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. The arrest report says Moore tried to leave the hospital after attempting to end the pregnancy herself.

Hospital staff reportedly informed local police about a “suspicious circumstance involving a female patient.” An officer arrived and met with a security officer and was advised about Moore, who had just given birth to a female infant in the ER.

The officer was told the infant was premature, had respiratory problems, and was not expected to survive. Police filed the report on December 30, according to Action News Jax.

Moore was arrested on March 6, and is being held in the Camden County Jail with no bond.

Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ law, House Bill 481 (Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act), bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks of gestation, which is when proponents claim a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected. The law has been in effect since July 20, 2022.

In September 2024, the law was struck down by the Fulton County Superior Court, and abortions were allowed up to the 22 week of pregnancy. However, the law was reinstated after the state appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia.

“This is an unprecedented murder charge for an alleged abortion, even though no law in the state of Georgia permits such a charge,” Dana Sussman, senior vice president of Pregnancy Justice, said in a statement to Jezebel.

Sussman said the arrest will cause “untold harm” to the woman. “Do they really want to send women to prison for abortions? This will cause untold harm to this woman and to the women of Georgia,” she said.

Authorities said it is still unclear how far along she was in the pregnancy. “Across the country, anti-abortion extremists are creating a climate of fear where people can be investigated, prosecuted, or punished for seeking care, ” the president and CEO of If/When/How, Mini Timmaraji, said in a statement to Jezebel

“This isn’t about safety—it’s about control.”