Pennsylvania mother who gave daughter ‘abortion pill’ gets prison

Whalen told authorities there was no local clinic available to perform an abortion and her daughter did not have health insurance to cover a hospital abortion, the Press Enterprise newspaper of Bloomsburg reported.

Her daughter experienced severe cramping and bleeding after taking the pills and Whalen took her to a hospital hear her home for treatment, the newspaper said.

The closest abortion clinic to Whalen’s home is about 74 miles away in Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvania case follows the prosecution of a Florida man who pleaded guilty to tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion pill. He was sentenced in January to 13 years in prison and $28,500 restitution. In June, Florida toughened state law to allow for prosecutions in the death of non-viable fetuses.

(Reporting by David DeKok; Editing by David Bailey and Rosalind Russell)

Article Appeared @http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/06/pennsylvania-mother-who-gave-daughter-abortion-pill-gets-prison/

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