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In reply to the discussion: Pennsylvania Mother Who Gave Daughter Abortion Pill Gets Prison - Reuters/HuffPo [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)The single mother works as a home health aide. Let me guess -- minimum wage or close to it.
I wonder how many hours/week she has to work to support herself and her daughter?
Not saying she shouldn't have made a better decision, and tried to get time off from work to take her daughter there. But, as pointed out below, desperate people do desperate things.
You shouldn't have to travel 74 miles to get to a clinic.
She knows she made a poor choice. Now, she and her daughter will be made destitute. After prison, she'll be lucky to get a job digging ditches.
And, of course, will not have anything for the $1,000 fine, so will end up in trouble again for her inability to pay that.
Well, I guess once they dump her back on the streets with nothing, she can go live under a bridge or off herself. That'll teach her.