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No plans for abortion law reforms following backlash over jailed mother

Carla Foster was given a 28-month sentence after using abortion pills when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant.

The Independent UK

As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Public anger rises after a judge decided to prosecute a woman who secured pills for a late-term abortion.

Al Jazeera

Mum-of-three jailed after lying about pregnancy term to get abortion pills

Carla Foster admitted a charge of administering poison with intent to procure a miscarriage between May 8, 2020 and May 12, 2020.

Daily Record

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What are the abortion laws in the UK?

‘If you’re under 16, your parents do not usually need to be told,’ NHS says

The Independent UK

UK abortion legal limit case: share your views and experiences

We want to hear from people about their views on the conviction and the sort of pressures women feel during pregnancy

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to relax abortion laws in Great Britain after woman jailed

Labour MP criticises ‘chilling’ effect of legislation amid anger at sentence for termination outside time limit

The Guardian - UK

Demands for abortion law reform after mother jailed in England

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy

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Outrage as mother-of-three jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut off

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy

The Independent UK

A mother jailed for procuring her own miscarriage. Is that what we want in 21st-century Britain?

The use of archaic abortion legislation shows that reproductive rights hang by a slender thread, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother - OLD

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy.

The Independent UK

Use license plate readers to track criminals, not invade privacy

An Illinois bill protects women traveling here for an abortion from having license plate reader data used against them by other states. Stronger rules are needed to protect the privacy of other individuals, too.

Chicago Sun-Times

Planned Parenthood of Illinois reports spike in abortion patients since Roe v. Wade overturned

Patients seeking both medication and procedure abortions rose 54% in the last year, and those needing financial and travel help more than doubled.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Desperate need for reform’ over mother jailed for illegal abortion - OLD

Carla Foster, 44, was given a 28-month extended sentence, for illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant

The Independent UK

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

Hopes have been dashed for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Manchester Evening News

Mum-of-three jailed after taking abortion pills after legal cut-off time in 'distressing' UK court case

The sentencing has been slammed by campaigners

The National (Scotland)

'Dark day for reproductive rights': Pro-choice activists react as mum-of-three jailed

The woman was sent abortion-causing drugs by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) after she called them in 2020 and lied about how far…

Evening Standard

Mother jailed for taking drugs to abort her unborn baby during ‘emotional turmoil’

Eminent medical professionals had written to the judge pleading for Carla Foster to be spared a prison term after she induced a miscarriage at between 32 and 34 weeks

Marie Claire

Women's rights activists are calling for urgent abortion law reform after a UK woman is jailed

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The National (Scotland)

Woman who illegally procured her own abortion during lockdown is jailed

The woman was sent abortion-causing drugs by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) after she called them during lockdown in 2020 and lied…

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-three jailed over 'lockdown abortion' after ordering 'pills by post'

A previous hearing was told the 44-year-old mum of three was past 10 weeks of pregnancy and had pleaded guilty to taking abortion pills after the legal limit

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off in ‘tragic’ case

Campaigners and MPs ‘appalled’ at jail term for mother of three left ‘racked with guilt’

The Guardian - UK

Outrage at jail sentence for woman who took abortion pills later than UK limit

Mitigation plea signed by medical groups was sent to judge, while BPAS chief executive said sentence was ‘shocking and appalling’

The Conversation

In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the legality of abortion, voters at the state level have been doing just that: 4 essential reads

When the Supreme Court ruled on June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that states – some of which have been chipping away at women’s access to abortion for years – should decide the legality of abortion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the court’s majority opinion that…

The Guardian - US

Republican red meat: Ron DeSantis bids to outflank Trump on the right

From Covid to crime, from immigration to cultural issues, the Florida governor is aiming to paint Trump as too liberal

The Guardian - US

The Shadow Docket review: how the US supreme court keeps sunlight out

Steve Vladeck offers a closely argued, detailed case against the justices’ use of procedure to advance a rightwing agenda

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