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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