A mother-of-three has been jailed for more than two years for inducing an abortion after the legal limit.
Carla Foster, 44, received the medication following a remote consultation where she was not honest about how far along her pregnancy was.
The "pills by post" scheme, introduced in lockdown, allows pregnancies up to 10 weeks to be terminated at home.
However, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the woman was between 32-34 weeks pregnant when she took them.
Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks. However, after 10 weeks the procedure is carried out in a clinic.
Prosecutors argued Foster had provided false information knowing she was over the time limit and had made online searches which they said indicated "careful planning".
She received a 28-month sentence, 14 of which will be spent in custody with the remainder on licence.
Source: www.bbc.com
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