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July 21, 2023 The devastating repercussions within our post-Roe landscape continue apace. Celeste Burgess, the Nebraska teenager who pleaded guilty to using abortion pills in order to end a pregnancy, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, my colleague Madison Pauly reports. As Madison writes, the case drew national attention for its clear-cut demonstration of how overzealous prosecutors "could and would go after abortion seekers and those who support them" after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last year. I expect you are already horrified by this news. But I still want to turn your attention to the following exchange during Thursday's proceedings between Burgess and the presiding judge, Seventh Judicial District Court Judge James Kube, as reported in Courthouse News: “Explain to me why, after the baby was aborted, that you buried the baby and then eventually exhumed the baby, burned its body and then reburied it," Kube said. "Tell me why you did that.” “I was honestly scared and didn’t know what to do," said Burgess, who wore a black long- sleeve shirt with narrow dark gray horizontal stripes black slacks and black boots. “I wanted to do the right thing but I didn’t know what I was doing at the time wasn't the right thing. I do regret my decisions, very much” A moment later, Kube asked: “Didn’t you think it was appropriate to have the baby buried or cremated in a normal fashion?” “Financial wise it has not always been the best with my family," Burgess replied. "I didn’t know exactly how much it would be.” It's hard not to see the terrible disrespect, shame, and utter ridicule in the way this judge treats Burgess—and it makes me downright livid. But it's essential to also understand that men like Kube are everywhere, determined to humiliate women for trying to take control of their lives in a landscape that doesn't want them to succeed. As for Burgess' mother, who helped obtain the pills and pleaded guilty to providing an abortion after 20 weeks gestation, she will be sentenced in September. —Inae Oh

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Va.	Clinton	62%	Sanders	37%	32%	95
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