Kelsey Carpenter's newborn died shortly after she gave birth in 2020, and she faced life in prison until a recent deal with the local district attorney.
Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a California woman who was arrested after her baby died during a home birth – and she may be out of prison by January after pleading guilty to child endangerment.
Kelsey Carpenter's newborn died shortly after her home birth. A court said the case against her meets the prosecution threshold “by the thinnest of margins."
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