{"id":1979701,"date":"2023-07-21T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-the-shocking-nebraska-abortion-case-in-which-a-teenager-was-sentenced\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:20:10","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-shocking-nebraska-abortion-case-in-which-a-teenager-was-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-the-shocking-nebraska-abortion-case-in-which-a-teenager-was-sentenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Key details about the shocking Nebraska abortion case involving a sentenced teenager."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-to-know-about-the-shocking-nebraska-abortion-case-in-which-a-teenager-was-sentenced%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Controversial Sentencing\u200b in an Abortion-Related Case<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2063 recent sentencing of a Nebraska teenager \u200band her\u2062 mother in an abortion-related \u200ccase \u2062has captured nationwide attention. This case has become a focal point for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-texas-heartbeat-act-cut-abortions-by-50-in-september\/\" title=\"Study: Texas Heartbeat Act Cut Abortions by 50% in September\">abortion rights activists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">anti-abortion activists<\/a>, sparking a heated debate\u200c about the criminalization of abortion and the protection of unborn \u200cchildren.<\/p>\n<h3>Who was \u2062the Real J. \u2064Robert Oppenheimer?<\/h3>\n<p>Abortion rights activists are using this case as an example to highlight the potential dangers of criminalizing \u200babortion, especially in the \u2063aftermath of the Dobbs v.\u2062 Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization \u200dSupreme Court \u200ccase. They argue that women may face prosecution for seeking abortions in \u200cthe future.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, anti-abortion activists are drawing attention to the disturbing details of the \u200ccase to\u2063 emphasize the\u2064 need for legal protections\u200b for unborn children.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s delve into the complexities of this case:<\/p>\n<h3>The Controversial News<\/h3>\n<p>Celeste Burgess,\u200c a 19-year-old\u2063 from Norfolk, recently accepted a\u200b plea bargain that includes 90 days in jail and two years of probation. She was\u2063 charged with concealing human remains, but other\u200d charges, such\u200c as concealing a death \u2063and falsely reporting to the police, were dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Her\u2064 mother, Jessica\u2062 Burgess, aged\u2063 42, is awaiting sentencing on September 22. She faces charges for providing \u200cabortion\u2063 pills to a minor and facilitating an abortion\u2063 after the 20-week gestation period, which \u2062was the law at that time. If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to\u200b five years in prison.<\/p>\n<h3>The Facts of the \u200bCase<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, this case\u200d did not initially begin \u2063as an investigation\u200b into \u2064an illegal \u2063abortion. The police started \u2064looking into the Burgesses after receiving a \u200dtip\u200d in\u200b April 2022, suggesting \u2063that they had disposed of an infant corpse in their backyard. When questioned, the Burgesses admitted to burying\u2062 the body of a stillborn infant.<\/p>\n<p>During the investigation, local authorities \u200drequested Facebook to \u2062provide private messages between the Burgesses.\u200d These\u2063 messages revealed that Celeste Burgess, who was\u200d 17 at the time, had discussed with \u200bher mother a plan to perform an abortion using\u2062 pills obtained online and then &#8220;burn the evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Only after reviewing these messages did the investigation\u2063 shift\u200d towards\u2064 an illegal\u2063 abortion case, with Jessica Burgess being charged as \u200dthe supplier of the abortion pills. Court \u200drecords indicate that the \u200cchild was at 28 weeks gestation, well beyond the legal limit of 20 weeks for abortion \u2063in Nebraska. Additionally, evidence\u200b of \u2064&#8221;thermal\u200b injuries&#8221; was \u200bfound on the exhumed remains \u2064of the child.<\/p>\n<h3>Abortion Rights Advocates&#8217; Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>Abortion rights\u2062 advocates have strongly criticized the \u2064prosecution of Celeste \u2064Burgess, viewing it as an attack on abortion-seekers. \u200dElizabeth Ling,\u2064 from If\/When\/How, a legal \u2064hotline \u2062for abortion-seekers, argues that this case contributes to a &#8220;climate of fear&#8221; surrounding abortion and accuses Nebraska prosecutors of using\u2064 their laws for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic influencer\u200c Harry Sisson, aged 20, expressed his \u2063outrage,\u2062 stating, &#8220;A teen doesn&#8217;t want \u2062to be a \u2064mother, and for that, Republicans \u200bsend her to jail. This cruelty\u200b needs to end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some advocates are even \u2062using\u2063 this case to support \u2063the defunding of the police. Eric\u200b Reinhart, a political anthropologist at\u200c Harvard University, believes that the &#8220;criminalization\u2064 of abortion and \u2064war against bodily autonomy&#8221; will worsen as prominent\u2064 Democrats distance themselves from defunding the police.<\/p>\n<h3>Anti-Abortion Advocates&#8217; Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>Following\u2062 the \u2063recent \u200bSupreme \u2062Court case, Dobbs v.\u2063 Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, which\u2064 overturned Roe v. Wade, a coalition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-the-shocking-nebraska-abortion-case-in-which-a-teenager-was-sentenced\/\" title=\"Key details about the shocking Nebraska abortion case involving a sentenced teenager.\">70\u200c anti-abortion organizations penned<\/a> an open letter to state lawmakers. They urged lawmakers not to criminalize abortion for women seeking the procedure\u2063 but \u2062rather \u200bfocus on \u200bholding abortion providers accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Carol Tobias, president \u2063of National Right to Life, emphasized \u200bthe\u200c need for compassion and\u2063 support for \u200dwomen who have \u2064abortions, rather than \u200bcriminalization.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-abortion advocates \u200doften highlight that pre-Roe era laws \u200dtargeted\u2062 the individuals performing \u2064the procedure, not the women seeking abortions. They argue that these laws aimed to protect vulnerable women from being taken advantage of by unscrupulous providers.<\/p>\n<h3>The Uniqueness \u200cof \u2062this Abortion\u200d Case<\/h3>\n<p>This case stands out \u200ddue to the\u200b gestational age of\u2062 the child involved. Infants born alive prematurely at 28 weeks have a high survival \u200brate of 80%-90%, with a \u2063low \u200crisk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-study-results-facemasks-are-ineffective-to-block-transmission-of-covid-19-and-actually-can-cause-health-deterioration-and-premature-death\/\" title=\"STANFORD STUDY SAYS MASKS ARE \u2018INEFFECTIVE\u2019, HAVE \u2018DEVASTATING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES\u2019\">long-term health problems<\/a>. Even infants delivered at\u200d 32 weeks have \u2062over a\u200c 95% chance of survival with minimal \u2062health complications.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth\u200b noting that\u200c less than 1% of abortions are performed after 21 \u200cweeks, and abortions performed after \u206424 weeks are commonly referred to \u200das &#8220;late-term abortions.&#8221; These procedures involve a dilation and extraction (D \u2062and E) method, where the abortionist snips the child&#8217;s \u200cspinal cord before delivery.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of abortions in the United States occur before 13 weeks gestation, with\u2064 the majority being chemical abortions conducted before nine weeks. The most common form of\u200c medication abortion in the U.S.\u200b involves a combination \u200dof mifepristone and misoprostol.<\/p>\n<p>Mifepristone blocks hormones necessary for fetal development, while misoprostol\u2062 induces contractions to expel the fetus. The FDA has approved \u2062the use of mifepristone for pregnancies up to 10 weeks gestation. However, misoprostol alone\u2063 is not cleared by\u2062 the FDA as a \u2063sole abortifacient agent.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this \u200dtopic,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here to\u200b read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nebraska teen and mother&#8217;s sentencing in an abortion case has sparked national interest. Activists argue it highlights the risks of criminalizing abortion and prosecuting women post-Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization. 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