Nicola Packer, 45, was acquitted of illegally terminating her pregnancy after taking abortion pills at home during lockdown, under emergency legislation. Prescribed mifepristone and misoprostol, she believed herself to be over 10 weeks pregnant when she took the medication. However, the jury found her not guilty after a two-week trial, acknowledging the traumatic circumstances surrounding the case. Her defense attorney highlighted the emotional distress Packer faced, illustrating the deep impact of the tragedy, as she was left utterly traumatized by the experience of seeing a fully formed baby after believing she was miscarrying.
It is hard to imagine how traumatically awful it must have been for Ms Packer thinking that she would only see blood clots to look into the toilet bowl and see a small but fully formed baby, she told the jury.
The facts of this case are a tragedy but they are not a crime and Ms Packer is not guilty of this offence, Fiona Horlick KC, defending Packer, said in her closing speech on Tuesday.
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