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Pennsylvania Mother Faces Criminal Charges for Buying Abortion Medication for Daughter

HeadlineFeb 20, 2014

A mother in Pennsylvania is facing multiple criminal charges for ordering medications to induce abortion on the Internet and giving them to her 16-year-old daughter. Jennifer Whalen said she could not find a nearby abortion clinic and did not realize she needed a prescription for the medications. The use of self-induced medication abortions appears to be on the rise in states where restrictions are making it harder to access legal abortion.

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