Celeste Burgess also got two years probation for taking abortion pills and burying a stillborn fetus in 2022. Her mother is awaiting sentencing this fall.
Elizabeth Ling, senior helpline counsel at If/When/How, told Jezebel in a statement she was “disturbed” and “appalled” that, despite self-managed abortion not being illegal in Nebraska, prosecutors chose to punish a young person by weaponizing other laws against them. If/When/How runs the
that offers legal information to U.S. abortion seekers with questions and can help connect people who’ve been arrested with resources.“Every day I speak with people who are terrified that their abortion decision might put them at legal risk. That fear is pervasive, even in states that do not ban abortion, and in states like Nebraska that do not make it a crime to self-determine one’s own care,” Ling said.
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