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Sep 22 2023
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US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills
Jessica Burgess, a Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Burgess and her daughter, Celeste Burgess, stand accused of working together to end Celeste Burgess’ pregnancy in April 2022. According to prosecutors, after the pair bought pills to end the pregnancy, Celeste Burgess gave birth to a stillborn
The GuardianSep 22 2023
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Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, 42, pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting and providing an abortion after at least 20 weeks of gestation, which is illegal in Nebraska. Madison County District Judge
NewsdaySep 22 2023
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Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, 42, pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting and providing an abortion after at least 20 weeks of gestation, which is illegal in Nebraska. Madison County District Judge
KSTPSep 22 2023
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Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
Toronto StarApr 16 2024
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Cardi B, Sexyy Red, Queen Latifah to headline concerts heralding the BET Experience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts to celebrate the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards. BET announced Monday the star-studded lineup of the concert series, which makes a return after a five-year hiatus. It was canceled ahead of its 2020 event due to the coronavirus. The BET Awards will take place June 30
The GrioAug 17 2023
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FDA erred in easing access to abortion pill, appeals court rules
NEW ORLEANS (BP) — The Food and Drug Administration erred in easing access to the so-called abortion pill, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 16 in a decision that will have no impact unless the U.S. Supreme Court agrees. But the Fifth Circuit’s three-judge panel reversed a lower court’s ruling that mifepristone should be removed from the market in both its brand name and generic forms. The
Baptist PressAug 17 2023
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Court Strikes Down FDA Approval of Mail-Order Abortion Pills
Access to the abortion pill mifepristone must be restricted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday, ordering a ban on telemedicine prescriptions and shipments of the drug by mail, though the decision will not immediately take effect. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stopped short of ruling that the drug must be pulled off the market altogether, as a lower court had
Washington Free BeaconAug 16 2023
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Infamous 5th Circuit upholds some abortion pill restrictions
On Wednesday, conservatives on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld portions of a ruling that restricts access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. The matter is likely bound for the Supreme Court after the Justice Department quickly said that it will appeal the ruling. Legal experts reacting to Wednesday’s news said Americans shouldn’t expect a change in access to the pill
MSNBCOct 31 2023
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Kansas judge blocks state ban on abortion pill and ends 24-hour wait period
Kansas legislators' ban on abortion pills was put on hold by a judge there Monday. District Judge K. Christopher Jayaram also blocked the state's 1997 law requiring women to wait 24 hours for an abortion after requesting one. The ruling follows a 2022 statewide vote in Kansas which affirmed support for abortion access under the state constitution. "The Court has great respect for the deeply
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