UK – Abortion laws are Victorian era, says grieving mum

June 4, 2025
Elen Wyn, Newyddion S4C

Women's bodies are still controlled by "Victorian era" laws, a mum has said, after police issued new guidelines which allow officers to search grieving women for abortion drugs.

Elen Hughes, from the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, whose baby was stillborn, called the guidance horrifying. They include allowing searches of mothers' mobile phones if a baby dies unexpectedly in the womb.

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