Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The Return of the Coat Hanger Abortion

 
 Anna Yocca

By Samantha Allen 

A Tennessee woman faces attempted-murder charges after a failed self-induced abortion. 

Before Roe v. Wade, the image of a coat hanger was one of the most compelling arguments for legalizing abortion nationwide. Now, a shocking case in Tennessee has put it in the center of the national discourse on abortion once again.

Anna Yocca, 31, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee was arrested last Wednesday after a grand jury indicted her on a charge of first-degree attempted murder for a failed coat hanger abortion that took place 24 weeks into her pregnancy.

As the Murfreesboro Post reports, police say that Yocca attempted to abort the fetus at home in a bathtub but went to the hospital with her boyfriend after she began bleeding excessively. Her one and a half pound child was delivered, with significant damage to his eyes, lungs, and heart. Tragically, he will require oxygen for the rest of his life. 

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Source: The Daily Beast

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