Man allegedly drugged pregnant girlfriend with abortion pills to cause miscarriage
A 31-year-old man from Normal, Illinois, has been charged after allegedly causing his pregnant girlfriend to miscarry by secretly giving her abortion medication without her knowledge, according to police.
Emerson Evans was arrested Friday evening after authorities responded to a medical emergency at a home in Bloomington around 7 p.m., the Bloomington Police Department said in a statement. When officers arrived, they found a pregnant woman in distress. She was later identified as Evans’ girlfriend and was approximately seven weeks pregnant.
Investigators say Evans administered four Mifepristone pills — a medication used to terminate pregnancies — by inserting them into the woman’s body without her consent. Medical guidelines typically call for just one Mifepristone pill to be taken orally as the first step in a medical abortion.
As a result of the unauthorized dosing, the woman suffered serious complications and miscarried, authorities said.
Evans now faces two counts of intentional homicide of an unborn child. Police did not confirm whether Evans was the father of the baby.
“This case is deeply disturbing,” said Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington. “We are saddened by the alleged criminal actions that caused such harm. I hope the mother receives the care and support she needs to heal.”
During a court hearing, Judge Amy McFarland noted that Evans “made the decision” for his girlfriend and criticized the number of pills used as evidence of both lack of consent and understanding.
“He took it upon himself to decide what should happen, without her agreement. That decision ended a life,” McFarland said.
Under Illinois law, abortion is legal, but the intentional killing of an unborn child without the pregnant person’s consent is treated as a serious crime. Each homicide charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 20 years, according to Illinois State University criminal justice professor Michael Gizzi.
Evans has been ordered to remain in custody. His attorney had not provided comment by the time of publication.
The case comes amid broader national conversations about reproductive rights and consent. Earlier this month, a woman in Texas filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a U.S. Marine secretly dosed her with abortion pills after she refused to terminate a pregnancy, drawing parallels to the Illinois case.
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