Facebook Provided Text Messages That Led to Abortion-Related Charges
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Showing in shocking detail how abortion could and will be prosecuted in the United States with data provided by tech companies, Facebook provided text messages that led to a series of felony and misdemeanor charges against a 17-year-old girl and her mother after an apparent medication abortion at home in Nebraska.
The messages show that the mother and daughter allegedly bought medication to induce abortion online and disposed of the fetus's body. Court documents allege that the abortion occurred before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June.
Celeste Burgess, 17, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, bought medication called Pregnot, designed to end a pregnancy. Pregnot is a kit of mifepristone and misoprostol, which is often used to end a pregnancy in the first trimester safely. In this case, Burgess was 28 w…
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