An Illinois man was arrested after he allegedly drugged his pregnant girlfriend with abortion-inducing pills, causing her to lose her baby through a miscarriage, according to police. Officers were called to a home in Bloomington on Friday at around 7 p.m., when they found a pregnant woman suffering a medical emergency. During the probe, investigators determined that Evans administered abortion pills without the woman’s consent to cause her to miscarry, according to police. While abortion is legal in Illinois, intentional homicide of an unborn child carries a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count.
Evans’ girlfriend was seven weeks pregnant when she miscarried, according to IPM Newsroom. He allegedly put four Mifepristone pills into his girlfriend’s vagina, according to the report. The pill is meant to be taken orally and the recommended dose is one pill.