Florida man says he tricked girlfriend into taking abortion drug

(Reuters) – A Florida man has pleaded guilty to switching his pregnant girlfriend’s antibiotic with a drug known to cause abortion. John Andrew Welden, 28, pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court on Monday to reduced charges of tampering with a consumer product resulting in bodily injury and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The plea agreement does not require proof that the prescription drug Cytotec actually caused Remee Jo Lee to miscarry about seven weeks into her pregnancy, but Welden admitted he tricked her into taking the drug because he hoped it would end the pregnancy. …