Brits must stay "vigilant" on abortion rights, campaigners have urged. The absolute right to terminate a pregnancy was overturned in the US on …
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The UK Abortion Laws
In most of the UK it can still be a criminal offence to terminate a pregnancy. The Offences Against the Person Act 1861, means that those seeking the procedure, without the approval of two doctors, could technically get a maximum of life in prison. For an abortion to be considered legal, there must be a risk of life, or a serious threat to physical or mental health. After the US Supreme Court stripped the right to abortions, read about our own laws and why some MPs are concerned for the future.
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The State of Reproductive Healthcare in the UK
Everything you need to know about your access to pregnancy termination options. On June 24, the United States Supreme Court overturned two landmark …
Several MPs have called on the UK government to strengthen domestic rights to abortion care following the United States' historic decision to …
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his belief that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a "backward step" during an …
Stella Creasy says she expects MPs to be given free vote on amendment as a matter of conscience The Labour MP Stella Creasy has said she will table an amendment to the forthcoming British bill of rights to give women the fundamental right to an abortion. Creasy said she would expect MPs to be given a …
Dominic Raab has ruled out creating a new layer of protection for abortion rights in the UK. The deputy prime minister and justice secretary said he …
Medical leaders in the UK have launched a fresh call for buffer zones to be set up around abortion clinics to prevent activists targeting patients and staff. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) wants a nationwide network of legally-protected spaces to be set up to shield …
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