A woman asked doctors for abortion pills so that her lover could give them to his pregnant partner after he got cold feet about becoming a dad.
Georgia Day repeatedly lied about being pregnant in order to get the abortion pills so she could then give them to the man.
The court heard that Day - who was 21 at the time of the offence - was having a sexual relationship with the man, who she had known for many years.
However, in March 2020, the long-term partner of her lover became pregnant.
Initially, he had wanted to have a child but he then became hesitant as he wanted to finish his studies and travel, reports the Derby Telegraph.
Prosecutor Julia King told Derby Crown Court that after his partner had refused to get an abortion, the man resorted to messaging female friends and offered thousands for them to get abortion pills that he could then give to his partner.
Day, according to Ms King, offered to do it for free.
Day contacted the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and lied about being pregnant, before repeating the untruths during a phone consultation.
She duped doctors into sending her early-stage abortion pills through the post, a service which began during the coronavirus pandemic.
Searches of the internet history on Day's phone found she had searched "giving abortion pills to someone else", "man laced pregnant wife's pills with abortion pills" and "size of baby at four weeks", as well as searches on whether it was illegal to give someone abortion pills surreptitiously.
Further analysis also found that Day had searched whether a doctor could tell if a miscarriage had been induced through abortion pills.
But their plan was discovered by the pregnant woman when she discovered the box of pills under her bed.
She messaged Day asking questions, but was unable to get answers, as Day meanwhile made a note in her phone saying: "I thought I was pregnant, I got the tablets but by the time they had arrived I had started my period.
"[The man] knew I had them and asked for them. I don't know why but I gave them to him."
Ms King said that it was clear that such a note was a prepared excuse by Day for if police arrested her, and that the pills were ordered with the "anticipation and expectation" that the man would use them on his partner.
Day - who has no other convictions to her name - gave no comment in a police interview on May 25, 2020.
The 23-year-old later pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to procure the physical means to procure a miscarriage.
The male lover was acquitted after a trial, while his pregnant partner delivered a healthy baby later in 2020.
Lauren Fisher, defending, said that her client made a "terrible mistake" and that reports prepared by the probation service indicated she had a very low risk of reoffending and had shown "genuine remorse" for the offence.
She said: "Miss Day was 21 at the time, 23 years of age now, and this is a matter which has undoubtedly weighed on her mind since she made the mistake.
"This mistake was made perhaps out of naivety or without proper consideration of the consequences, not only for the [pregnant woman] but for Miss Day herself.
"But there is significant remorse now by her since this happened, shown primarily by her guilty plea. She did not know [the pregnant woman], she was in a relationship of sorts with [the man].
"She initially said no but for reasons that she perhaps cannot now fathom, decided to obtain the pills and give them to him. It is something that will remain with her for the rest of her life.
"This is a young lady with her whole life ahead of her. The offence is now of some age.
"She has not troubled the court previously and has not troubled the court since. It was a terrible mistake."
Handing Day a suspended sentence, Recorder Dean Crowe said: "The Crown does assert that Miss Day was a party to obtaining the abortion tablets.
"It would seem you found some common ground [with the man]. I accept that there was some genuine affection between you.
"It was perhaps this affection that let you to foolishly agree to do what you did.
"You are very lucky. Your acts were very foolish, but I accept that they are not ones you are likely to repeat in the future."
Day, of Longedge Lane, Wingerworth, was given a 12-month sentence, suspended for 18 months. She must also complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay a victim surcharge.
