She and her mother allegedly enlisted the help of a 22-year-old man to bury the fetus, and later discussed via Facebook DM burning it to dispose of it.

Motherboard is publishing the search warrants and court records that show specifically how the case is being prosecuted.Īfter taking the medication, according to court documents, Celeste gave birth to a stillborn fetus. Some details of the case were earlier reported by the Lincoln Journal-Star and Forbes. Celeste is charged with one felony, 'removing/concealing/abandoning dead human body' and two misdemeanors: concealing the death of another person and false reporting. Jessica Burgess is charged with five crimes (three felonies, including 'perform/attempt abortion at > 20 weeks, perform abortion by non-licensed doctor, and removing/concealing a dead human body). It’s also later than Nebraska’s 20-week post-fertilization abortion ban, which makes allowances only if the pregnant person is at risk of death or 'serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.' (Nebraska’s abortion laws have not changed since Roe v Wade was overturned).

In this case, Burgess was 28-weeks pregnant, which is later in pregnancy than mifepristone and misoprostol are recommended for use. Pregnot is a kit of mifepristone and misoprostol, which is often used to safely end pregnancy in the first trimester. According to court records, Celeste Burgess, 17, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, bought medication called Pregnot designed to end pregnancy.

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