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Abortion case prompts calls for legal reform after woman’s four-year ordeal

The investigation has been described by MPs as ‘cruel and unnecessary’ and a ‘shocking wake-up call’ of the need for a change in the law.

Evening Standard

Woman accused of having illegal abortion found not guilty

Nicola Packer, 45, faced trial at Isleworth Crown Court in south-west London accused of having an illegal abortion.

Evening Standard

Woman accused of having illegal abortion in lockdown found not guilty

Royal colleges, MPs, abortion providers and Nicola Packer’s best friend say her trial has shown ‘just how outdated and harmful’ current abortion law is as they called for reform

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Woman found not guilty of having illegal abortion after trial at west London court

Nicola Packer, 45, cried and wiped her eyes with a tissue after she was acquitted by a jury

Evening Standard

‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion

Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial

The Guardian - UK

UK woman who took pills during lockdown cleared of illegal abortion

Nicola Packer, 45, was prescribed medication but was accused of believing she was more than 10 weeks pregnant

The Guardian - UK

Majority of UK population believes The Handmaid’s Tale mirrors current political climate

Britons feel closer to Margaret Atwood’s dystopia than ever before

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Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Plans to ensure access to abortion and expand access to medical terminations have caused splits within major parties and a "insensitive" comparison to Nazis.

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South Carolina Abortion Restriction May Be Void for Vagueness, But Doesn't Violate Free Exercise Clause

From Bingham v. Wilson, decided today by Judge Richard Gergel (D.S.C.): In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health… The post South Carolina Abortion Restriction May Be Void for Vagueness, But Doesn't Violate Free Exercise Clause appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Trump's Justice Department Just Defended Telehealth Abortion

In a Monday legal filing, lawyers for the Trump administration argue that an effort by red states to ban mail-order abortion drugs lacks standing.

Reason

The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacks

The Guardian - US

Kelsey Grammer expresses deep regret for ex-girlfriend’s abortion, says it ‘eats away at my soul’

‘Frasier’ star said that while he supports a woman’s right to choose, abortion is still ‘hard for me’

The Independent UK

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

Nicola Packer, 45, is on trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

Evening Standard

Trump continues Biden’s court defense of mail-order abortion pills

Supreme Court tossed challenge to abortion pill last year

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The Bad Data Backing Josh Hawley's Attack on Abortion Pills

A new study being used to call for mifepristone restrictions relies on vague and dubious definitions of drug-related complications.

Euronews

Where do the main contenders to replace Pope Francis stand on key global issues?

It remains unclear whether the conclave will result in a leader aligned with Pope Francis' more progressive stance or a conservative who will take the church in a new direction.

The Guardian - AU

‘We must be alert to complacency’: inside Victoria’s push to extend abortion access

The state has increased availability of medical and surgical abortions – but a recent symposium has heard affordability and some doctors’ reluctance are halting progress

The Guardian - US

Will Jeffrey Epstein’s victims ever get justice?

Five years after the sex offender’s death, the only person to have faced any real consequences is Ghislaine Maxwell

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Trump plays favorites with Title X funds

The Biden administration in 2023 cut off funding to Tennessee and Oklahoma, saying they violated federal rules

Latin Times

Republican Lawmaker Argues Raising Missouri's Marriage Age to 18 Would 'Triple' Abortions

A Missouri lawmaker claimed raising the marriage age to 18 would increase abortions, as a child marriage ban advanced through the House.

Evening Standard

Woman tearfully says she would not have had abortion if she knew pregnancy stage

Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home on November 6 2020.

The Conversation

Laudato Si’: A look back on Pope Francis’s environmental legacy

The Vatican’s College of Cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis.

The National (Scotland)

Call for abortion decriminalisation in Scotland amid Westminster proposals

The Scottish Greens have called for abortion to be decriminalised in Scotland

The Independent UK

Woman who denies illegal abortion tells of ‘shock’ on learning she was pregnant

Nicola Packer, 45, is charged with ‘unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing’ with the ‘intent to procure a miscarriage’.

The Guardian - UK

MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

Labour backbenchers put forward amendment to legislation that would reform ‘archaic abortion law’

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