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Carla Foster’s fate shows the need to reform Britain’s abortion laws

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Joanna Williams
Jun 13, 2023
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Carla Foster spent last night in a prison cell. In 2020, after having obtained abortion pills under false pretences, the 44-year-old mother of three terminated her pregnancy at between 32 and 34 weeks gestation. This week, she was found guilty under section 58 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 for administerin…

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