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12-week pregnant woman tricked into abortion by ex-boyfriend

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According to Sky.com, a 20-year-old woman lost a baby after drinking a smoothie that was given to her by her ex-boyfriend and spiked with abortion pills.

The man pleaded guilty to causing serious bodily harm and terminating the pregnancy without the mother’s consent.

Yet again, a woman’s autonomy over her body was completely ignored. Sadly, this is one of many similar cases.

Two years ago, ABC News reported that a 6-week pregnant Florida woman was tricked by her boyfriend into taking what she thought were antibiotics, but they were actually abortion pills.

This teaches us another lesson: couples must be on the same page on whether or not they want to have children. Trust is the most important thing in a relationship, and both these stories are betrayals of that trust.

All we can hope for is justice and peace for the women who have experienced this.

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