A woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion pills to kill her eight-month-old unborn baby will soon be released after the Court of Appeal reduced her sentence on Tuesday.
Carla Foster, a 45-year-old mother of three, took abortion pills mailed to her during lockdown in 2020 after she lied to the abortion provider about how long she had been pregnant. The still-born child, Lily, was found to be between 32-34 weeks old in a post-mortem examination.
Ms. Foster was given a 28-month sentence in June for administering drugs or using instruments to procure abortion. She was to spend up to 14 months in prison and the rest on licence….