Sentenced to 20 years in prison for suffering a miscarriage. A shocking interpretation of the law against an Indian American mother sparks off a massive debate on abortion & judicial overreach in the United states. Purvi Patel, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with 20 years executed, 10 suspended, charged with neglect of a dependent. She will also serve five years probation. For the foeticide charge, she was sentenced to 6 years in prison, to run concurrently with her neglect of a dependent sentence. Reproductive rights activists believe the sentencing of Patel, who lives in Indiana, highlights how U.S. prosecutors are misusing of the laws protecting expecting mothers.