WTF?!

[asterroc]

Someone explain to me why this woman is being brought up on charges.

Teen accused of inducing abortion given pretrial probation
6/2/2008, 9:21 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Lawrence teenager who was accused of taking anti-ulcer pills to induce an abortion has been given pretrial probation.

Amber Abreu was 18 when she prematurely delivered a baby girl weighing just 1 1/4 pounds at a Lawrence hospital in January 2007. The baby died, and Abreu was indicted by an Essex County grand jury on a charge of procuring a miscarriage.

Salem Superior Court Judge David Lowy Monday ordered Abreu to have mental health treatment as appropriate. If she complies with the order, the case will be dismissed in April 2009.

Prosecutors alleged that Abreu had taken the drug Misoprostol in an attempt to miscarry the baby.

© 2008 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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OMFG

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Well, the damn Glob is useless, per usual, but I found this via Google. Better article, which states:

"Abreu was charged under an 1845 law against procuring a miscarriage, which Regan and Cahill argued could not be enforced because of the Roe v. Wade decision."

And there's more in there about misinformation given during the original grand jury. I still really wonder just who the hell decided she needed to be charged, cause there must be more going on than even this story is presenting.

Re: OMFG

[parrot-lady.livejournal.com]

OMFG is right. Thats beyond stupid.

Misoprostol is an anti ulcer drug (according to the 2006 lippincott's nursing drug hand book) it is also listed as an abortifacient drug- they advise women to be notified orally and in writting as well as having a NEGATIVE pregnancy serum test 2 weeks prior to starting on it- starting therapy on the 2-3rd day of the next menstrual cycle.

I wonder what in the hell the doctor was thinking prescribing this to her.

... WTF. Put the freaking doctor on trial as well.

Re: OMFG

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

No, I'm under the impression the woman purposefully took the drug to induce an abortion. It's possible she lied to the doctor, or obtained the drug illegally, in which case charges could be appropriate.

Re: OMFG

[parrot-lady.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. That actually does make sense.

Re: OMFG

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

If you read the other article that hrfan linked, it looks like it's actually an activist district attorney who wishes to overturn Roe v. Wade and is willing to lie to a grand jury to do it.

Re: OMFG

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that link. That sucks.

Edit: As mentioned to parrot_lady, it sounds like an activist DA who's willing to lie to a grand jury to try and get Roe v. Wade overturned.