US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills

Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/22/burgess-abortion-pill-nebraska-mother-daughter

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills

Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains

The Guardian
Abortion after 20 weeks sounds kinda extreme though. Most countries stop at 15.

You get downvoted hard, but I’m not sure why. I think we all agree that putting someone into prison for an abortion is controversial at best. However, 20 weeks into pregnancy… that’s only 2 weeks before it’s considered to have a chance of survival at a premature birth.

At one point does it become murder? What if you kill your child right after a premature birth? I’m sure we all agree that’s bad. So it’s okay to kill the child if it’s inside the womb, but not once it gets out?

Again, I’m not against abortions, but 20 weeks… man… that’s rough.

Uhhhhh it’s still a nonviable fetus. And 22 week preemies don’t have great outcomes either - 30% survival rate and severe health complications.

Less than that. 46 out of 486 babies survived at least shortly after labor. That is about 15%.

www.bbc.com/news/health-50144741

Babies born at 22 weeks 'can now survive'

Guidance says improvements in care mean extremely premature babies now have a better survival chance.

BBC News