No plans to change laws says Rishi Sunak after mum-of-three jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRishi Sunak has refused to bow to calls for abortion reform after a mum-of-three was jailed for taking abortion pills after the legal cut-off during the coronavirus lockdown.
Carla Foster, 44, was jailed for 28 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday (12 June) after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant.
The decision to jail the mother has prompted backlash, with campaigners and politicians calling for a reform to the current 1861 abortion legislation used to prosecute her. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Abortions are generally only legal before 24 weeks and are carried out in clinics after 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Dame Diana Johnson, the chair of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, urged the Government to 'step up' and decriminalise abortions so women cannot be jailed in such cases.
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