A Tennessee woman who spent more than a year in jail after being
accused of trying to end her own pregnancy with a coat hanger pleaded
guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for her immediate release,
according to officials and advocacy groups.
Anna Yocca, 32, pleaded guilty to "attempted
procurement of a miscarriage" on Monday after spending one year and one
month in prison while awaiting trial in a case where she was initially
charged with attempted murder, the National Advocates for Pregnant
Women, an advocacy group that advised Yocca's lawyers, announced
Tuesday.
She was released from the Rutherford County
Adult Detention Center on Monday at 9:10 p.m. local time (10:10 p.m.
ET), according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
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