CBJ, sounds like Facebook turned over a Nebraska teen's private messages with her mother to the police, so that they can prosecute the teen for an abortion.
Is that a sensationalized version of the story? Or does it hew close to the facts as you know them?
So Nebraska has not changed their abortion laws since Roe v Wade thanks to the Unicameral legislature and the Republicans although they have a large majority do not have the votes to override a filibuster. This case actually predates Roe v Wade being overturned. Abortion was illegal in Nebraska after 20 weeks unless the mother’s health is at risk.
That being said I wouldn’t say it a fair description at all from what I have read. The girl was 28 weeks pregnant and the mother somehow purchased medication for a medical abortion. The medication is only meant to be given in the first trimester, which the girl clearly wasn’t in. They then burned and disposed of the body after the girl miscarried. The mom is being charged with practicing medicine without a license and disposing of a body. The daughter is being charged with concealing a dead body, concealing a death and false reporting. A male is also charged with helping them bury the body.
So the I think all the charges are completely legit. Had the gone to a hospital or called 911 after she miscarried there likely would have been no charges. This all started when the police got a tip they sue miscarried and buried the body on a relative’s property and the police found a body in a bag that was partially burned. The only charges added after the Facebook info was against the mother.