Woman Jailed for Aborting Eight-Month-Old Baby to Be Released After Appeal

Woman Jailed for Aborting Eight-Month-Old Baby to Be Released After Appeal
Court artist sketch of Carla Foster appearing by video link from Foston Hall Prison in Derbyshire, at the Court of Appeal, London, on July 18, 2023. Elizabeth Cook/PA
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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.