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Public anger rises after a judge decided to prosecute a woman who secured pills for a late-term abortion.

These callers, who have had abortions, defend the jailed Carla Foster, as they argue that abortion services in the UK are "almost non-existent".

Carla Foster was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant when she took abortion pills acquired via the 'pills by post' from BPAS.

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy

The 44-year-old pleaded guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion at 32-34 weeks.

A woman has been jailed for more than two years for taking abortion pills when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant, which is after the legal limit.

The woman, who is not being named, already had three sons before becoming pregnant again in 2019.

Carla Foster, 44, lied about how advanced her pregnancy was to obtain abortion-causing drugs. Medical professionals argued that jailing her would deter other women from accessing services.

The mother of three took abortion-inducing drugs when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant

The woman, who already had three sons before becoming pregnant again in 2019, had not seen a doctor about her pregnancy because she was embarrassed.