{"id":336735,"date":"2025-08-25T10:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=336735"},"modified":"2025-08-24T22:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:25:54","slug":"intentional-homicide-unborn-child-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/intentional-homicide-unborn-child-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois man charged with homicide after allegedly drugging girlfriend with abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Police in Bloomington, Illinois, have arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with intentional homicide of an unborn child for allegedly giving the abortion pill mifepristone to his girlfriend, causing her baby&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Emerson Evans has been charged with intentional homicide of an unborn child for allegedly drugging his pregnant girlfriend with the abortion pill without her knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>Evans had reportedly been pressuring the woman to abort the baby.<\/li>\n<li>He told police he paid a different woman $50 for the pills.<\/li>\n<li>Loosened restrictions and easier access to the abortion pill has resulted in a growing number of women being slipped the pill without their knowledge or consent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Details:<\/h2>\n<p>Emerson Evans, 31, of Normal, Illinois, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.25newsnow.com\/2025\/08\/23\/man-charged-bloomington-with-homicide-unborn-child\/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMXWshleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHh1rZmGAd41A4gdjjxC5UXxbokbgndvBIyArN_5y5q27UfD0NW6GGJWjE9OL_aem_i8W-QcnnKLntRXaFzFlrDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been charged<\/a> with two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child after he allegedly administered the abortion pill to his girlfriend without her knowledge, killing her preborn child. Police say she was about seven weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FcityblmPD%2Fposts%2F1203381458488279&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"676\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>According to a news release from the Bloomington Police Department, emergency personnel were called to a home on August 22 for a pregnant woman having a medical emergency. They found the woman crying in a bathroom, surrounded by a large amount of blood. They then found the remains of her preborn baby in the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Further investigation revealed that Evans had told the woman he wanted her to abort the child. He then told police he decided to \u201cmake the decision for her\u201d by administering the abortion drug to her without her knowledge or consent. He reportedly got the abortion pill drugs for $50 from \u201ca girl on campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are again saddened by the alleged criminal actions which resulted in harm to others. It is my hope the mother involved in the matter fully recovers and has the resources and support of this strong community in the future,&#8221; stated Chief Jamal Simington. &#8220;The officers and detectives worked diligently and honorably through this very tough investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>The Context:<\/h2>\n<p>According to 25 News Now, the penalty for intentional homicide of an unborn child is 20-60 years in prison, and in some cases, life in prison. This is despite the fact that Illinois has some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the nation, with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/all-trimester-illinois-abortion-business-state-law\/\">all-trimester abortion facility<\/a> just recently opened in the Chicago area.<\/p>\n<p>On August 22, Illinois also became the first state in the Midwest to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoabortionfund.org\/press-releases\/governor-pritzker-signs-landmark-bill-to-ensure-campus-access-to-medication-abortion-and-contraception\">require access to the abortion pill on public college and university campuses<\/a>, beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The Chicago Abortion Fund noted, &#8220;Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocTypeID=HB&amp;DocNum=3709&amp;GAID=18&amp;SessionID=114&amp;LegID=162529&amp;emci=5882b2bd-4e7f-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid={{ContactsEmailID}}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H.B. 3709<\/a>, public colleges and universities must provide access through student health centers, telehealth, or licensed external providers; and if a campus has a pharmacy, that pharmacy must dispense prescribed contraception and (where applicable) medication abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line:<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, Live Action News <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/greater-access-abortion-pill-hand-forced-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured an article<\/a> detailing how easier access to the abortion pill has resulted in abusive men forcing abortions upon women who don&#8217;t want them. This horrific story is yet another to add to that growing list.<\/p>\n<p>How many more of these crimes need to take place before lawmakers and the government realize that nearly unrestricted access to the abortion pill is causing widespread harm to women and their children?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Follow Live Action News on <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/LiveActionOrg\/\"><b><i>Instagram<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for more pro-life news.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Bloomington, Illinois, have arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with intentional homicide of an unborn child for allegedly giving the abortion pill mifepristone to his girlfriend, causing her baby&#8217;s death. 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