Nicola Packer, 45, was prescribed medication but was accused of believing she was more than 10 weeks pregnant
Hannah Al-Othman, North of England correspondent
Thu 8 May 2025
A woman has been cleared of illegally terminating a pregnancy, after taking abortion pills during lockdown.
Nicola Packer took the pills at home in November 2020. She had been prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol after a remote consultation.
She later delivered a foetus, which the court heard was estimated to be about 26 weeks in gestation, which she brought with her to Chelsea and Westminster hospital, Isleworth crown court heard.