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Pennsylvania Mother Sentenced to Up to 18 Months for Helping Daughter Get Abortion Pills

HeadlineSep 09, 2014

A single mother in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 12 to 18 months in prison for ordering medication online to help her teenage daughter induce an abortion. Jennifer Ann Whalen pleaded guilty to breaking a state law that prevents anyone other than a doctor from providing abortions. Her daughter suffered abdominal pain and went to the hospital where a doctor called the police. Whalen said she bought the pills online because her daughter did not have health insurance and she could not find a local clinic near their rural community.

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