Nation After miscarriage, woman is convicted of manslaughter. The ‘fetus was not viable,’ advocates say October 21, 2021Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAYComments Off on After miscarriage, woman is convicted of manslaughter. The ‘fetus was not viable,’ advocates say Brittney Poolaw was convicted of manslaughter in Oklahoma and sentenced to four years in prison after suffering a miscarriage.