Jailed for ending a pregnancy: how prosecutors get inventive on abortion

Jill Adams quoted by The Guardian, Nov. 22, 2016

“Prosecutions for self-induced abortion are an abuse of the criminal justice system,” said Jill Adams, the chief strategist of the SIA Legal Team. “Once a woman has decided to end a pregnancy, she should be able to do so safely and effectively. Women who self-administer abortion need to be supported, not seized. Abortion, whether self-directed or provider-directed, is a private experience.”