Did abortion jury ignore law in favour of common sense?
The not guilty verdicts handed down in an historical Queensland abortion trial yesterday could set a legal precedent for women who procure their own abortion, according to a medical ethicist. A Cairns District Court jury yesterday dismissed the case against Tegan Simone Leach, 21, and her partner Sergie Brennan, 22, who had been charged with procuring an abortion and supplying drugs to procure an abortion, respectively. Ms Leach had argued she took the abortion drug RU486 because she did not believe she was capable of caring for a child.
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