Nebraska mother, daughter facing charges over allegedly performing illegal abortion, burying fetus
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A mother and daughter in Nebraska are both facing felony charges for an alleged illegal abortion and burial of a fetus, after telling a detective it was a stillbirth
"I don’t think I’ve ever had a case like this," Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith said Friday, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. "Usually, abortions are performed in hospitals, and doctors are involved, and it’s not the type of stuff that occurred in this case."
Smith's office charged Jessica Burgess with performing or attempting an abortion on a pregnancy at more than 20 weeks (post-fertilization), and performing an abortion without being a licensed doctor. This was the first time in more than three decades in his position that he has charged anyone with those offenses.
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