Abortion prison sentence shows the law is focused on foetuses – why that’s dangerous for women
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Abortion prison sentence shows the law is focused on foetuses – why that’s dangerous for women
The imprisonment of a woman in the UK for taking abortion pills at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy has shocked many. Most people are still unaware that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is illegal in England and Wales, unless authorised by two doctors.
Any woman who obtains abortion medication from sources other than an official provider faces the prospect of life imprisonme...
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