The case of Nicola Packer tells us this: Britain is shamed by its abortion laws – and must change them | Jonathan Lord

The court of appeal said even those found guilty should be treated with compassion, not punished. Her ordeal proves no one was listeningJonathan Lord is co-chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists abortion taskforceAs Nicola Packer lay down in shock having just delivered a foetus at home, she had no idea that her life was about to be torn apart. She had suffered a rare complication in her abortion treatment, but what followed would be far more traumatic and unexpected. Ever