Celeste Burgess: Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion

Celeste Burgess was arrested after Facebook turned over her private messages to police

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“A #Nebraska teenager who used #abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy was sentenced on Thursday to 90 days in jail after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegally concealing human remains.

The teenager, #CelesteBurgess, 19, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, 42, were charged last year after the police obtained their private #Facebook messages, which showed them discussing plans to end the #pregnancy

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/us/celeste-burgess-abortion-pill-nebraska.html

Nebraska Teen Who Used Pills to End Pregnancy Gets 90 Days in Jail

Celeste Burgess, 19, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, 42, were charged last year after the police obtained their private Facebook messages.

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Nebraska Teen Sentenced to Jail After Abortion Said She Didn't Want Child With Abusive Partner

"You just didn’t want this baby, you didn’t want this pregnancy based on the person that got you pregnant," District Judge James Kube said.

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Nebraska Teen Sentenced to Jail After Abortion Said She Didn't Want Child With Abusive Partner

"You just didn’t want this baby, you didn’t want this pregnancy based on the person that got you pregnant," District Judge James Kube said.

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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.

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Celeste Burgess, 18, faces up to two years in prison for taking abortion pills and burying a stillborn fetus in 2022. Her mother faces eight years.

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