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submitted 1 day ago by velma@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@lemmy.ml

18-year-old Syeisha Johnson was charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury on an unborn child, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and negligent child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury after allegedly taking the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy at 31 weeks in July. Her boyfriend was also arrested and charged with negligent child abuse.

Johnson found out she was pregnant at 20 weeks in June, and then ordered the abortion pills online to be shipped from Virginia. According to the police report: “On July 29, 2026 Ms. Johnson began having abdominal pain and sat down during the day to help with the pain. She sat on the toilet and gave birth to a child.”

Johnson turned 18 in June, meaning she was past the North Carolina requirement for minors to get parental permission for an abortion, however the state bans most abortions after 12 weeks.

Her story comes the same week a recording was released of a call between acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and faith leaders, where Blanche promised that the Trump administration would work to ban mail-order abortion pills nationwide.

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[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago

What part of this could have killed the teen are you not getting?

So you're saying the people who deliberately kept her uneducated attempted murder?

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago

I find it very important to phrase my opponent's arguments in terms they would agree with. You, apparently, have so such issues and will argue with a person you made up instead of the person you are talking with.

Kids do shit that can kill them all the time (love how you compromised on 'teen' after I pointed out she wasn't an adult) its not their job to just know, its our job to teach them and give them better options.

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago

I didn't compromise. We agree. You are just so bent on lying about my position that you can't see otherwise b

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

You keep going on about how she should have had an abortion, but that wasn't an option for this teenager.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

At 20 weeks you’re outside the range of an abortion pill. At 31 weeks you are way beyond that. She put her own life in danger doing this. I understand there are complications due to stupid state laws and age requirements and all the rest but this was a bad decision. A criminally bad decision.

You are blaming the pregnant teenager. You have been this entire time.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

What part of giving birth could have killed the teen that you aren't getting?

She had no better options because the government refuses to allow women to access appropriate healthcare.

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago

I'm not getting it because I never said she should give birth. Not once. I stated I'm in favor of abortion. I disagree with the way she almost killed herself trying to solve this. Learn to read.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Are you fundamentally misunderstanding that she could not access an abortion?

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