Article 6T1GC Calls for abortion law change in England after couple sentenced for buying pills

Calls for abortion law change in England after couple sentenced for buying pills

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Hannah Al-Othman and Steven Morris
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Campaigners say case of Sophie Harvey and her partner exposes harmful and unnecessary criminalisation of women

The prosecution of a young couple who were handed community orders at Gloucester crown court more than six years after the stillbirth of a baby has led to renewed calls for abortion law reform in England.

Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham, both now 25, were originally arrested on suspicion of murder after they disposed of a stillborn foetus.

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