Added on July 29, 2026 Undergraduate Writing Series “Presumptive Testimony Only”: From Esther Davis to Patience Rousseau, Two Centuries of Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss In summer 1802, a Baltimore jury convicted Esther Davis of murdering her newborn child. The newspapers that carried the story […] Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon