Calls for abortion law reform after mother jailed

Calls for abortion law reform after mother jailed Parliament should debate overhauling abortion rules after a woman was jailed, the chair of the Commons equalities committee has said.

Caroline Nokes MP told the BBC the 1861 law used to prosecute mother-of-three Carla Foster was "out of date".

The 44-year-old was convicted of inducing an abortion outside the legal limit using pills at home.

Campaigners urged reform after she received a sentence of 28 months, 14 of which will be spent in custody. BBC News

See also:

• Mother jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit BBC News
• Demands for abortion law reform after mother jailed in England Evening Standard
• Call to overhaul ‘out of date’ UK abortion laws after woman jailed The Guardian
• Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off in 'tragic' case The Independent
• Demands to reform 'out-of-date' 1861 abortion law used to jail mother ITV News
• Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit during lockdown Sky News