Earlier this month, a first hearing took place for a mother who faces homicide and felony child abuse charges for a November 2020 home birth that ended in her newborn’s tragic death. And on Friday, a California appeals court denied a petition that the woman, Kelsey Carpenter, and her legal team filed to have the charges against her dismissed. They argued that she’s being improperly targeted for her decision to have a home birth, and cited AB 2223, a California law that prohibits people from bein