Alabama authorities indicted a woman whose unborn baby died when she was shot because they allege that the shooting resulted in a fight with another woman over the child's father that she started.
Marshae Jones, 27, of Birmingham, was charged with manslaughter by a Jefferson County grand jury on Wednesday.
Even if Jones did start the fight, it is totally unfair and unjust to charge her with manslaughter just because she was shot in the stomach. The death of her fetus was a tragedy, and there is no justification for compounding this with ridiculous criminal charges. Please drop the manslaughter charge against her. Continuing this case could start a very dangerous precedent in dealing with women whose fetuses die due to violence.