Australian woman who was detained and asked by a US border official if she had an abortion says she’s shocked by the response: ‘a lot of people who’ve read this story are most horrified at that and I can see why’

After being detained and asked whether she had an abortion by a US border official, Madolline Gourley told Insider she’s shocked by the response she’s received to her story going viral.The 32-year-old was traveling from Brisbane, Australia, to Canada where she planned to house- and cat-sit in exchange for accommodations. After landing in Los Angeles, Gourley was detained by American border officials who didn’t believe her story and questioned her for three hours.

Source: Australian woman who was detained and asked by a US border official if she had an abortion says she’s shocked by the response: ‘a lot of people who’ve read this story are most horrified at that and I can see why’

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