Woman charged with attempted murder under Georgia abortion law

By: Jabari Gibbs, The Current

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,312

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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A 31-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Kingsland has been charged with attempted murder, the first time that a mother has been charged under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law.

The arrest comes two months after Alexia Moore was rushed to the emergency room in Camden County, pregnant and in extreme pain. Doctors at the Southeast Georgia Health System hospital delivered a severely premature baby girl who lived for approximately two hours, according to police.

On March …

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