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Woman tearfully says she would not have had abortion if she knew pregnancy stage

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion tearfully said that she would not have gone through with it had she known how far along she was in her pregnancy. Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home on November 6 2020 and brought the ...

01 May 2025 at 16:26

Woman who denies illegal abortion tells of ‘shock’ on learning she was pregnant

A woman who denies having an illegal abortion said she was “very shocked” after learning she was pregnant, saying there were no prior signs, a court has heard. Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home on November 6 2020 and brought ...

01 May 2025 at 13:58

Woman cleared of illegal abortion planning complaint over her treatment

A woman cleared of having an illegal abortion is planning to file a complaint with the police, prosecutors and the NHS over how she was treated. Nicola Packer told the BBC her situation “could have been handled much more compassionately” ...

27 May 2025 at 16:43

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 Bill ...

02 Jun 2025 at 19:04

Woman cleared of illegal abortion tells of ‘horrific’ wait for justice

A woman who was found not guilty of having an illegal abortion has told of her “absolutely horrific” four-and-a-half-year wait for justice and her hopes that the law is changed in the wake of her trial. Nicola Packer, 45, was ...

13 May 2025 at 20:41

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 ...

14 May 2025 at 13:31

Woman accused of having illegal abortion ‘still utterly traumatised’ by events

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion is “still utterly traumatised” by her experience, her barrister has said as she told jurors the facts of her client’s case “are a tragedy but they are not a crime”. Nicola ...

06 May 2025 at 16:40

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