Women, for example, who could not afford health care suffered intensely in difficult situations; for example, when their children died unexpectedly (Stevenson 233). It's terrible enough to lose a child after giving birth, but, like the woman described in this book, many poor women often have enormous obstacles to overcome beyond the birth. Within Just Mercy, there was a story of a family who lost their home and job to a storm, causing a variety of different problems. During this series of events, the mother discovered that she was pregnant. Due to lack of prenatal care throughout her pregnancy, she delivered a stillborn baby. Since they had no money for medical expenses, they decided to reserve the child's death for family members. Unfortunately, after the police found out about the buried child, the mother was arrested for murder and it took months of testing to prove that the mother had not actually killed her own child. It's sad to see these types of situations happening all over the United States. Government money is invested in places like prisons and diverted from funding for things like medical insurance. Many people, including these women, suffer because they are unable to receive adequate medical care