UK woman accused of illegal abortion says she told medics she had miscarried

Nicola Packer tells court she had feared hospital staff wouldn't help me' if they knew she had taken abortion pills

A woman on trial accused of having an illegal abortion has said she told hospital staff she had miscarried as she feared them knowing the truth would affect the level of care she received.

Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine during the Covid lockdown in November 2020, after being prescribed the pills in a remote consultation with a registered provider, a jury at Isleworth crown court heard.