DA drops self-abortion case vs. NYC woman - WSJ.com: The Manhattan district attorney's office said it was declining to prosecute Yaribely Almonte but continuing to investigate. Prosecutors wouldn't elaborate.
Almonte, 20, was arrested in November on the misdemeanor charge, which concerns a woman forcibly causing a miscarriage when more than six months pregnant. Abortion is illegal after that point in New York, unless the procedure is necessary to save the woman's life. The charge is seldom brought and even more rarely results in conviction, state statistics show.
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