A 39-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested after allegedly drugging his 17-year-old pregnant daughter with abortion medication without her knowledge, causing her to become seriously ill and forcing an emergency premature delivery.
The baby, born at just 23 weeks, is currently in the NICU fighting for its life.
Jamelle Kelly of Carencro was arrested Friday and charged with attempted first-degree feticide and domestic abuse/battery of a pregnant victim.
According to the Carencro Police Department, Kelly gave his daughter abortion-inducing drugs while she was 23 weeks pregnant. The FDA only approves using the medication up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.
The daughter became ill after taking the medication and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section, according to a report from local station KATC.
The baby was born weighing approximately one pound and remains hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Medical staff expect the infant to stay in the NICU for an extended period.
Police say the investigation began on May 29 after detectives learned the victim had been given the medication without her consent.
Kelly was arrested on June 12.
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â SBA Pro-Life America (@sbaprolife) June 12, 2026
As of the latest reports, a bond has not been set, and authorities have not released information on how he obtained the pills. Louisiana has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.
Similar incidents involving men secretly administering abortion drugs to pregnant women have surfaced in other states in recent months, often resulting in serious felony charges.
Just last month, The Gateway Pundit reported that a former surgical resident at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Ohio had pleaded no contest after being accused of pinning down his pregnant girlfriend while she slept and forcibly shoving crushed abortion pills into her mouth and gums.
Hassan-James Abbas allegedly carried out the attack at his Toledo home in 2024 after his girlfriend, who was also one of his patients, told him that she was pregnant and refused his repeated demands that she get an abortion.
According to prosecutors and the Ohio State Medical Board, Abbas secretly used his estranged wifeâs personal information, including her full name, date of birth, and driverâs license number, to order one mifepristone pill and 12 misoprostol pills online.
While the victim was asleep, Abbas allegedly climbed on top of her, held her down against her will, crushed the abortion-inducing drugs into powder, and shoved the substance into her mouth and beside her gums.
The woman woke up during the assault, fought back, and tried to call 911.
Abbas reportedly grabbed the phone and ended the call.
She eventually escaped the residence and sought emergency medical treatment at a local hospital.
Tragically, the baby did not survive.
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