Man Who Slipped Girlfriend Abortion Drug Receives Maximum Sentence

Sentenced: John Welden, seen here just after he was sentenced for slipping his girlfriend a drug and causing her to miscarry their baby, will spend nearly 14 years in prison for his crime

A Florida man who became infamous for slipping his girlfriend an abortion-inducing drug was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison on Monday, a move that required a fair amount of legal gymnastics and is spurring renewed efforts in Florida to pass legislation which will make it easier to punish the intentional harming of an unborn fetus.
Twenty-nine year old John Welden was engaged to Remee Jo Lee when she became pregnant with his child in early 2013.  Welden, a medical student with plans of his own, begged Lee to obtain an abortion.  When she refused, he brought her to his father’s medical practice for a prenatal exam, confirming that the woman was approximately six weeks pregnant.