A 19-year-old girl from Nebraska, USA, was sentenced to three months in prison for used abortion pills independently and subsequently buried the fetus, US media reported Friday.

As part of a plea deal, Celeste Burgess, who was 17 when she terminated her pregnancy, pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of hiding and leaving a body.

His mother, Jessica Burgess, also under investigation A state judge for helping her daughter have an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, which was a legal restriction in the state at the time, and for handling “human remains”.

The young woman’s mother could face up to two years in prison if found guilty.

The Burgess abortion case exploded on the national stage after the prosecution used facebook private messages between mother and daughter as evidence in court.

According to the prosecutor’s office, mother bought and gave abortion pills teenager and then helped her bury the fetus.

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The investigation was launched before the Supreme Court overturned it in June 2022. constitutional protection of the right to abortion at the federal level.

In May of this year, the governor of Nebraska tightened anti-abortion laws, punishment for the procedure from 12 weeks of pregnancy. (EFE)