Burgess procured the abortion pills for her daughter, Celeste, who was 29 weeks pregnant at the time, though chemical abortion is only approved by the FDA through 10 weeks of pregnancy and abortion was only legal through 20 weeks of pregnancy in the state of Nebraska.

Messages between the two women show Celeste writing that she couldn’t wait to get “this thing” out of her, and how excited she was to be able to wear jeans again, while Jessica instructed her how to use the abortion pills.

After Celeste took the pills, she took her child and threw it into a plastic bag. She and her mother then burned and buried remains, which were later recovered. An autopsy showed that though it was possible the baby was stillborn due to the chemical abortion, there was also the possibility the child was born alive as “the placement of the fetus into a plastic bag raises the possibility of asphyxia due to suffocation.” There were also “thermal wounds” on the baby’s body.

In May, Celeste pled guilty to one count of removing/concealing/abandoning a dead human body as part of her own plea deal. She is expected to be sentenced on July 20 and faces up to two years in prison. Jessica is set for sentencing on September 22.

Burgess procured the abortion pills for her daughter, Celeste, who was 29 weeks pregnant at the time, though chemical abortion is only approved by the FDA through 10 weeks of pregnancy and abortion was only legal through 20 weeks of pregnancy in the state of Nebraska.

Messages between the two women show Celeste writing that she couldn’t wait to get “this thing” out of her, and how excited she was to be able to wear jeans again, while Jessica instructed her how to use the abortion pills.

After Celeste took the pills, she took her child and threw it into a plastic bag. She and her mother then burned and buried remains, which were later recovered. An autopsy showed that though it was possible the baby was stillborn due to the chemical abortion, there was also the possibility the child was born alive as “the placement of the fetus into a plastic bag raises the possibility of asphyxia due to suffocation.” There were also “thermal wounds” on the baby’s body.

In May, Celeste pled guilty to one count of removing/concealing/abandoning a dead human body as part of her own plea deal. She is expected to be sentenced on July 20 and faces up to two years in prison. Jessica is set for sentencing on September 22.