Ralph Northam issued his first pardon Friday, striking the conviction of a woman who was convicted of a crime after disposing of her stillborn fetus. Katherine Dellis, 26, of Rocky Mount, Va., was found guilty in 2016 of concealing a dead body for throwing the fetus in the trash after having a miscarriage. “Governor Northam agreed with the conclusion of the Attorney General and saw fit to pardon Ms. Dellis,” Yheskel wrote in an email. [Woman convicted of disposing of fetus following miscarriage]Earlier this week, Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) issued an advisory opinion that the law Dellis was convicted of breaking does not apply to stillborn fetuses. Dellis passed out in her bathroom and awoke to find the stillborn fetus on the bathroom floor next to her.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2018 22:41 UTC