Mother Who Gave Abortion Pills to Teen Daughter Gets 2 Years in Prison Jessica Burgess had pleaded guilty to violating Nebraska’s abortion law. Her daughter, who was 17 when she ended her late-term pregnancy last year, was sentenced in July to 90 days in jail.
Why It’s Alarming That Poland Can Test Women for Abortion Pills In rare cases, tests are being used to investigate the outcomes of pregnancies in a country where abortion is effectively banned.
Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Pill Case The case sets up a showdown before the court on the availability of the most common method of terminating pregnancies.
Appeals Court Upholds Abortion Pill Restrictions The new ruling will have no effect on access until the Supreme Court ultimately decides the case.
Nebraska Teen Who Used Pills to End Pregnancy Gets 90 Days in Jail Celeste Burgess, 19, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, 42, were charged last year after the police obtained their private Facebook messages.