Stillborn

08 Oct

These women say their babies were stillborn. Courts convicted them of homicide in a country with harsh abortion laws

AnnetteInternationalAbortion Care, Abortion laws, Abortion Rights, Conviction, El Salvador, Healthcare, legislation, Stillborn

It’s been 25 years since El Salvador made abortion illegal in all circumstances, eliminating any exceptions. And it’s been nearly as long since lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment declaring that life begins at conception.

19 Jul

Could Facebook messages be used in abortion-related prosecution?

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Pills, Facebook, Facebook messenger, Nebraska, Pregnancy Termination, Social media, Stillborn, United States

"...In April 2022, Celeste Burgess, who was then 17, used medication to terminate a pregnancy when she was past 20 weeks, which was the cutoff in the state at the time. Facebook messages between her and her mother, Jessica Burgess, showed them discussing how to procure the medication, which Jessica said she acquired for her daughter. Celeste and Jessica told the court that after delivering the stillborn fetus, they burned and buried it. Both mother and daughter pleaded guilty to felony charges. Celeste, now 18, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. Jessica will face sentencing in September...."