A 31-year-old woman from Kingsland, Georgia, has been charged with murder after police alleged she took abortion medication misoprostol, resulting in the death of her premature infant.

Alexia Moore was arrested and remains in Camden County Jail. According to an arrest warrant affidavit from the Kingsland Police Department, Moore experienced severe abdominal pain at her home on December 30, 2025. A friend found her and called an ambulance, which transported her to the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus emergency room.

Medical staff determined Moore was approximately 22 to 24 weeks pregnant. She delivered a female infant who showed signs of life, including a beating heart and struggling to breathe, but the baby died about one hour after birth. Toxicology tests found oxycodone in the infant's blood, though misoprostol was not detected. Moore also admitted to hospital staff that she had taken the drugs and said, "I know my infant is suffering, because I am the one who did the abortion. I want her to die."

Investigators learned Moore obtained the misoprostol online and the oxycodone from a relative. A friend told police Moore did not want another child, as she already has two young children. Moore, a U.S. Army veteran, faces additional charges of possession of a dangerous drug and possession of a controlled substance.

The charges stem from Georgia's 2019 LIFE Act, which prohibits abortions after detection of embryonic cardiac activity, typically around six weeks of gestation. The law defines an unborn child with a detectable heartbeat as a natural person. Exceptions exist for medical emergencies or cases of rape or incest up to 20 weeks with a police report, none of which applied here. The arrest warrant echoes the statute, noting the infant "had a beating heart and was struggling to breathe."

Camden County Coroner M. Wayne Peeples took custody of the remains but listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation declined to conduct an autopsy.

Prosecutors in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, led by District Attorney Keith Higgins, must decide whether to pursue the murder charge through a grand jury indictment. Moore's attorney has filed motions for bond and a speedy trial, with a hearing scheduled for Monday.

Legal experts noted the novelty of the prosecution. Defense attorney Andrew Fleischman said murder requires intent to cause death but called the case "legally permissible." If pursued, it could test Georgia's post-Roe v. Wade restrictions on abortion.