A woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for falsely obtaining abortion drugs past the legal limit, ending the life of her unborn baby when she was 8 months pregnant.
The unborn baby, who has been named in court as ‘Lily’ was between 32-34 weeks old when her life was ended by DIY abortion drugs.
Lilly’s mother obtained the drugs during the first Coronavirus lockdown of 2020. Through the DIY abortion scheme, UK abortion giant, BPAS, posted the abortion drugs to the woman after a virtual consultation and did not require an ultrasound or physical examination to determine the stage of pregnancy or the mother’s wellbeing.
On 11 May 2020, after taking the abortion drugs having taken the pills, an emergency call was made saying she was in labour.
Baby Lily was born not breathing during the phone call and was confirmed dead about 45 minutes later.
The Stoke on Trent Crown Court heard between February and May 2020 the mother had searched "how to have an abortion without going to the doctor" and "how to lose a baby at six months".
The tragic death of a fully viable baby
Responding to the case, a SPUC spokesperson said:
“This is a tragic case for all involved, but it is important that the facts, as revealed in court, are reported. This is a horrifying case of a baby girl killed by an extremely late term abortion using DIY abortion drugs.
"The unborn baby, who has now been named as ‘Lily’ was killed by abortion when she was between 32-34 weeks old. Abortion providers and pro-abortion politicians who are outraged at a case being taken for taking abortions pills “beyond the ten week limit” are not mentioning that we are talking about the tragic death of a fully viable baby of eight months.
"The judge is also clear that Lily’s mother was fully aware that she was past the legal gestation and lied to obtain these drugs.
"It is clear that Lily’s mother, who self-administered the drugs to induce a late term abortion, is filled with remorse and is relying on mental health services. The real fault in this tragedy lies strongly with abortion providers who pushed for dangerous home abortions, and are now using this case to push for abortion up to birth."
The shame of abortion giants
The SPUC Spokesperson continued: "The needless tragedy of this death and its consequences should shame abortion giants like BPAS. They make business from the “DIY Abortion” policy which recklessly permits the distribution of deadly abortion drugs to be sent in the post. Surely the death of a baby of 8 months exposes the complete inadequacy of the safeguards for this regime of abortion. BPAS did not require an ultrasound or any physical examination to take place to ensure the woman’s wellbeing and stage of pregnancy, and left her to self-administer these drugs alone, with no medical supervision or support.
"It is appalling that abortion giants like BPAS, are now calling for the opposite of what is needed. BPAS forcefully campaigned for abortion drugs to be sent to women in the post, and for women to self-administer these drugs with no medical supervision or support. SPUC warned from the beginning that this dangerous scheme would have horrific consequences.
"Now, that this policy has led to nearly full-term babies being killed well past the legal limit, abortion giants like BPAS are attempting to cover up this tragedy by calling for abortion to be entirely removed from the oversight of the law.
With pro-abortion activists increasingly pushing for full decriminalisation, including abortion up to birth, it is important to assert that decriminalisation will not help vulnerable women. The vast majority of those sentenced under abortion laws are men who have caused an abortion, either by brute force or by secretly administering abortion drugs. The 1967 Abortion Act is abhorrent for removing protection from vulnerable life, to remove the little safeguards it has would be a further tragedy for women and their babies.