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Woman jailed for illegally procuring her own abortion to challenge sentence

Woman jailed for illegally procuring her own abortion to appeal sentence

A woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown will challenge her sentence at the Court of Appeal. Carla Foster was handed a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own ...

18 Jul 2023 at 07:28

Woman jailed for obtaining tablets to end pregnancy to be released after appeal

A woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown has won her Court of Appeal bid to reduce her sentence and will be released from prison. Carla Foster, 45, was handed a 28-month extended sentence ...

18 Jul 2023 at 14:16

Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to police – leading doctors

Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to the police, leading women’s doctors are expected to say. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will remind healthcare workers of their duty to maintain patient ...

22 Jan 2024 at 12:49

Carla Foster: Women’s rights groups call for reform of ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Women’s rights groups have called for urgent reform of “outdated and illiberal” abortion laws after judges reduced the sentence of a woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy. Carla Foster is set to be ...

18 Jul 2023 at 18:03

Protesters demand an end to the criminalisation of abortion

Thousands of protesters descended on London and chanted “Free Carla Foster” as they demanded an end to the criminalisation of abortion. Foster, 44, was given a 28-month extended sentence earlier this week after she admitted illegally ...

17 Jun 2023 at 16:33

Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

Health professionals, charities and MPs are renewing efforts to decriminalise abortion, declaring that “women deserve better” and should not face investigation under “archaic” law. Organisations say more than 100 women are believed ...

14 May 2025 at 13:31

MPs debate decriminalising abortion as opponents warn it would be a radical step

Women must no longer be “dragged from hospital bed to police cell” over abortion, MPs have heard as opponents of decriminalisation warned against such a “radical step”. Parliament could debate amendments to the Crime and Policing ...

02 Jun 2025 at 19:04

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