💨 Abstract

Nicola Packer, a 45-year-old woman, was found not guilty of procuring an illegal abortion, which involved a four-and-a-half-year legal ordeal. She took abortion medication at around 26 weeks of pregnancy, despite the legal limit being 10 weeks. Packer insisted she was unaware of the gestational age. Following her acquittal, she and healthcare professionals called for abortion law reform, citing the harmful and outdated nature of current regulations.

Courtesy: metro.co.uk