How could this happen and I not notice it?
The Flores Case
While Basoria remains unavailable to the press, news accounts and court reports reveal that as time went on she became increasingly adamant about ending the pregnancy and took matters into her own hands, punching herself in the stomach and running long distances. When she did not spontaneously abort from these tactics, she enlisted Flores’s help. He complied, repeatedly stomping on her belly.
Basoria was taken to a local hospital where personnel noticed bruises on her arms and stomach and called police. During questioning, Basoria told the officers what she and Flores had done. Flores confirmed the story and was charged with two counts of capital murder, a crime punishable by death. In June 2005 Flores, 19, was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Basoria was not charged since procuring an abortion, no matter the means, is not illegal.
Legal, safe abortions already hard to find
Dire predictions in the corporate press that overturning Roe v. Wade will send women back to the “bad old days of back-alley abortions” don’t take into account that the bad old days are already here for millions of women.
And just yesterday, South Dakota passed an outright ban on all abortions.
A few years from now, if the Dominionists have their way, desperate young women like Basoria will face the death penalty just like Flores.
An Aging Trans Woman 
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