UK woman who took pills during lockdown cleared of illegal abortion

Woman accused of having illegal abortion in lockdown found not guilty

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says Nicola Packer’s trial has shown ‘just how outdated and harmful’ current abortion law is and called for reform

UK woman who took pills during lockdown cleared of illegal abortion

Nicola Packer, 45, was prescribed medication but was accused of believing she was more than 10 weeks pregnantA woman has been cleared of illegally terminating a pregnancy, after taking abortion pills during lockdown.Nicola Packer, 45, took the pills at home in November 2020. She had been prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol after a remote consultation. Continue reading...