A 31-year-old woman in Georgia has been charged with murder after police alleged she used medication to terminate a pregnancy in violation of state abortion laws.

The woman, Alexia Moore, was arrested in Camden County and is facing charges of murder and illegal drug possession. If prosecutors proceed with the case, it could be among the first instances of a woman being prosecuted for ending her own pregnancy since Georgia enacted a restrictive abortion law in 2019.

According to an arrest warrant obtained by authorities in Kingsland, investigators concluded that Moore was more than six weeks pregnant, citing medical staff observations that indicated the presence of embryonic cardiac activity.

Court documents state that Moore presented at a hospital on December 30 with complaints of abdominal pain. She reportedly told medical personnel that she had taken misoprostol, a drug commonly used in medication abortions, along with oxycodone, an opioid pain reliever.

The warrant further alleged that the fetus was delivered at the hospital and survived for approximately one hour.

Authorities also cited statements Moore allegedly made to hospital staff, which were included in the warrant as part of the evidence supporting the charges.

Reacting to the case, Dana Sussman of the advocacy group Pregnancy Justice described the prosecution as unprecedented, arguing that individuals should not be criminalized for seeking abortions.

Georgia law prohibits most abortions once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy.

Moore has been held in custody in Camden County since March 4, according to jail records. The Georgia Public Defender Council confirmed that legal representation has been assigned but declined further comment.

Court filings indicate that her attorney has submitted motions seeking bond and a speedy trial. A hearing in the case was scheduled for Monday.

The decision on whether to formally pursue the murder charge rests with Keith Higgins, the district attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, who would need to secure an indictment from a grand jury.

The medications misoprostol and mifepristone are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for terminating pregnancies within the first 10 weeks of gestation, although their use remains subject to state regulations.