# Prosecution of self induced abortion pre-Roe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728 "2017-05-02T17:11:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728/1 "2017-05-02T17:11:48Z")

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Based on this [article](http://pilotonline.com/news/nation-world/virginia/virginia-woman-faces-a-rare-charge-of-self-induced-abortion/article_253b6b35-d448-596f-955b-56372736e886.html):

Before Roe V Wade, were there any cases of women who self induced abortion being prosecuted?

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728/2 "2017-05-02T17:27:12Z")

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Self-abortion is **still** illegal in some jurisdictions of the US.

> **[Mail-Order Abortions](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2006/11/mail-order-abortions-cytotec/)**
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> Pfizer's little secret

The woman in that article spent 4 months in jail after self-aborting in Florida. This was in 2004.

ETA: So you don’t have to read the whole article:

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> Flores spent four months in jail while the state weighed charging her with murder. She was ultimately charged with unlawful abortion, which carries the possibility of a $1,000 fine and two years in prison. Her case is pending.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728/3 "2017-05-02T17:34:01Z")

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I believe the question was answered [in this thread from about a year ago.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789448)

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecution-of-self-induced-abortion-pre-roe/785728/4 "2017-05-02T17:40:50Z")

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Oh yeah I remember that thread, no wonder I had déjà vu. 😛