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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ellie Ng

Woman accused of having illegal abortion ‘still utterly traumatised’ by events

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion is “still utterly traumatised” by her experience, her barrister has said as she told jurors the facts of her client’s case “are a tragedy but they are not a crime”.

Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home in November 2020 and later brought the foetus to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Isleworth Crown Court has heard.

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