BABY DOE - Impact Campaign
About this campaign
As pregnancy criminalization accelerates in American courts and legislatures, stories like Gail’s are more urgent than ever. Yet, the media and justice system often reduce these cases to sensational headlines, branding women like Gail as “monsters” instead of recognizing their complexity. As a result, Gail Ritchey was sentenced to serve life in prison, reflecting a broader trend of harsher punishment.
Meanwhile, society remains ill-equipped to support young women in crisis, and persistent stigma around unperceived pregnancy continues to fuel these tragedies. BABY DOE sparks vital conversations about reproductive rights, mental health, and purity culture, aiming to stop the criminalization of young women who are failed by the very systems meant to protect them.