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UK: Mother Jailed Over Illegal Abortion to Be Freed

  • #Lawsuits
  • #Abortion
  • #Verdicts & sentences
  • #United Kingdom
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JUL 2023
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story last updated JUL 2023

The Spin

Left narrative

This ruling underscores that British abortion laws must be reformed to protect women seeking healthcare from a cruel, outdated criminal justice system that doesn't reflect the current values of society. It's completely nonsensical to prosecute a woman for taking such a desperate action at a desperate time in her life.

Guardian

Right narrative

While this is indeed a sad case, Carla Foster belongs behind bars as she knew that her pregnancy was far more advanced than the legal limit for an abortion in general, let alone the ten-week limit for using abortion pills prescribed remotely. An abortion carried out that late cannot be distinguished from infanticide.

Spectator (UK)

Go Deeper

Abortion
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