{"id":2042830,"date":"2023-09-23T23:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T03:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-mom-to-serve-2-years-for-providing-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-corpse\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T23:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T03:28:12","slug":"nebraska-mom-to-serve-2-years-for-providing-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-corpse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-mom-to-serve-2-years-for-providing-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-corpse\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska mom gets 2-year sentence for illegal abortion and corpse disposal."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnebraska-mom-to-serve-2-years-for-providing-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-corpse%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=2042830&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>A Mother&#8217;s Shocking Actions: Illegal Abortion and Cover-Up<\/h2>\n<p>A Nebraska mother\u200d has been sentenced\u2064 to\u200b two years in prison \u2063for a horrifying crime \u2062that involved giving her\u200d teenage daughter an illegal medication abortion and then attempting to\u2062 dispose of the baby&#8217;s remains.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Burgess, a 42-year-old resident of Norfolk, admitted to tampering\u200c with human skeletal remains, false reporting, and providing an abortion after 20 weeks \u200cgestation. In a \u200dplea agreement, she confessed to her\u200b actions.<\/p>\n<p>On September 22, Madison County District Judge Mark Johnson handed down a \u2064sentence of one year in prison for each count, with the first two sentences\u2063 running concurrently. Following\u200b that, Burgess will serve an additional year for \u200dproviding an illegal abortion, resulting in a total of two years behind bars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/wa-decriminalises-abortion-streamlines-access-for-women-5496500?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>WA Decriminalises Abortion, Streamlines \u2064Access for Women<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/wa-decriminalises-abortion-streamlines-access-for-women-5496500?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/abortion-a-key-issue-for-many-as-early-voting-begins-in-virgnia-5496724?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Abortion a\u200c Key Issue for\u2064 Many as\u2064 Early \u2063Voting Begins \u2064in Virginia<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/abortion-a-key-issue-for-many-as-early-voting-begins-in-virgnia-5496724?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The judge,\u2064 after \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-mom-to-serve-2-years-for-providing-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-corpse\/\" title=\"Nebraska mom gets 2-year sentence for illegal abortion and corpse disposal.\">reviewing online\u2062 court records<\/a>, deemed Burgess unsuitable for probation.<\/p>\n<p>Celeste Burgess, Jessica&#8217;s daughter, was only 17\u2063 years old when they devised a plan \u200cto abort her baby at 29 weeks \u2064gestation, well\u2064 into the third trimester.<\/p>\n<p>According to documents from Madison County \u200dDistrict Court, Jessica ordered \u200dabortion pills\u2063 online and instructed her daughter on\u200d how to take them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s important\u200b to \u2064note\u2062 that the Food and Drug Administration has only approved abortion\u2062 pills for use within the first 10 weeks \u2062of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>After the child&#8217;s death, the mother\u200c and \u2063daughter attempted to burn the\u2064 body before ultimately burying \u200cit in a field north of Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p>While Celeste Burgess was released from Madison County Jail earlier this month after serving more than half of her 90-day sentence, her mother now faces a two-year \u200dprison term.<\/p>\n<p>Celeste Burgess,\u2062 now 19,\u200c was sentenced in\u200c July after pleading guilty \u200bto removing, \u200bconcealing, \u2063or abandoning a dead body. As part of her \u2062plea deal, charges of false reporting and concealing \u2062the death of \u200canother person were\u2062 dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner \u2063Barnhill, a third individual\u200c involved in the case, \u200dwas charged with assisting the \u2063Burgesses in burying the\u2063 baby&#8217;s remains on\u200d his parents&#8217; property.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Mr. Barnhill pleaded no contest \u200dto the\u200b charge of attempted concealing the death\u2062 of another person. He received\u2064 a sentence of nine months of\u200c probation and 40\u200c hours of community service. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;We Burn the Evidence&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>  \u200cCourt records reveal that police were\u200d alerted in April 2022 about Celeste Burgess burying a &#8220;stillborn&#8221; \u2064child the previous week.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the\u200c investigation, Celeste claimed to have given birth \u2064to a stillborn baby and \u200cstated that she \u2063and \u2063her mother placed the body in a \u2063plastic bag\u200d in\u200b the \u2063back of their van before burying it.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators were led to\u2062 the burial site, where the corpse was exhumed and found to have signs of &#8220;thermal \u2062injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Barnhill confirmed \u200bthat \u200bthe mother\u200d and daughter had indeed attempted to burn the body before burying it.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later discovered that the child&#8217;s body had been\u200d buried and dug up in two \u2063other locations \u200bbefore being moved to the\u2062 Barnhill property.<\/p>\n<p>Following an inconclusive autopsy, police obtained a warrant to access the Burgess&#8217;s Facebook accounts. There, they uncovered \u2062messages between the mother and daughter\u200c discussing\u2063 their abortion plans.<\/p>\n<p>In one \u200cmessage, Celeste Burgess expressed \u200bher eagerness to remove the \u2064&#8221;thing&#8221; from her body. In another, she wrote, &#8220;Remember we burn the evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska has prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy since 2010. Earlier this year, the state further tightened its restrictions, \u200doutlawing the procedure after 12\u200d weeks gestation, except in cases of rape, \u200dincest, or medical emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Although the law has faced\u2064 legal challenges, its provisions will remain in effect for now after the Nebraska Supreme Court \u2063denied a request for a preliminary injunction last\u200c week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>The Associated Press contributed\u2062 to this\u200b report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat \u200dare the potential risks and consequences of seeking illegal and unsafe abortion practices?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Rning and burying the baby&#8217;s remains. \u2063He pleaded guilty to \u200dtampering\u200c with \u200cevidence and is currently awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>This disturbing case serves as a reminder of the \u2063desperate measures some individuals are willing to\u2064 take when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. It also highlights the importance of access to safe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lubbock-becomes-largest-city-in-u-s-to-outlaw-abortion\/\" title=\"Lubbock Becomes Largest City In U.S. To Outlaw Abortion\">legal abortion services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion laws vary from state to state, and Nebraska\u200c has strict regulations in place. The \u2063state prohibits abortions\u200d after 20 weeks \u200cgestation, except in\u200b cases \u2062where the mother&#8217;s life is in\u200c danger. This means that \u2062Jessica Burgess and her daughter&#8217;s actions were in direct violation of the law.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u200b crucial that women \u2063have access to accurate\u200b information and medical care when making decisions about their pregnancies. Unsafe, illegal abortion practices not only put the lives and health of women at \u200brisk but also create \u2064a dangerous and unregulated environment.<\/p>\n<p>By seeking to\u200b terminate her daughter&#8217;s \u200dpregnancy through illegal means, Jessica Burgess \u200cnot only endangered her daughter&#8217;s life but also denied her the right to proper medical care and counseling. The emotional and psychological \u2063toll of such an experience cannot \u2064be understated.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 case also raises important questions about\u200b parental responsibility\u2063 and the\u200c need for comprehensive sex education. Open \u2063and honest communication about \u200breproductive health and family planning\u2063 is vital in order to prevent situations like this\u200d from occurring.<\/p>\n<p>While the court has handed down\u200c its verdict and sentencing in this \u200ccase, it \u200bis crucial that we continue to work towards ensuring \u200caccess to safe and\u200d legal \u200dabortion services, \u200das well \u200das comprehensive sex education,\u200d to prevent \u2064similar tragedies from happening in the future.<\/p>\n<p>It is our \u2063responsibility as a society \u2062to support and empower women to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> about their\u2064 bodies and\u2064 their futures. Let \u2063us use this case as a sobering reminder of the \u2063consequences that can arise when those \u2064rights are violated.<\/p>\n<p>As for Jessica Burgess, she \u200bwill \u200dspend the next\u200c two years in prison, serving her sentence for the illegal\u200c abortion and attempted disposal of her baby&#8217;s remains. It is \u200ca tragic situation that serves as \u2063a stark reminder of the lengths some individuals are willing \u2062to go to\u2062 when \u200dfaced with an unintended pregnancy. May this case serve as a call to action to prioritize access to safe and legal abortion services, education, and support for \u200cwomen in need.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nebraska mother, Jessica Burgess, 42, was sentenced to two years in prison on Sept. 22. She admitted to giving her teenage daughter an illegal medication abortion and disposing of the baby&#8217;s remains by burning and burying them. 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