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.

Comments

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.