Abotion "do-it-yourself" results in nineteen year old life imprisonment

A 19-year-old Texas man, Gerardo Flores, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the death of his girlfriend's unborn twins. Erica Basoria, 17, acknowledged asking Flores to help end her pregnancy by stepping on her stomach. She had earlier started jogging and hitting herself to induce a miscarriage. When her efforts failed, she asked her boyfriend to help.

The conviction under the Texas fetal-protection law could not be extended to the mother because she had a legal right to an abortion. (From Pastor's Weekly Briefing, June 10, 2005)