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  Two Political Parties Have Put Decriminalising Abortion In Their Manifesto

  Refinery29 - Vicky Spratt

  At some point in their lives, before the age of 45, one in three women will have an abortion. Just like pregnancy itself, the need to terminate one is a fact of life. We live in an overwhelmingly pro-choice country. According to recent data from NatCen – Britain’s independent social research …

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  Why We’re Campaigning To Change Abortion Law

  Refinery29 - Vicky Spratt

  At some point in their lives, before the age of 45, one in three women will have an abortion. Just like pregnancy itself, the need to terminate one is a fact of life. More than this, being able to access safe, free and legal abortion services should you need to is acknowledged to be a basic human …

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  Growing Up In Northern Ireland, Abortion Law Shaped All My Relationships

  Refinery29 - Anna Cafolla

  On the morning of 10th April 1998, a new dawn broke in Northern Ireland – the Good Friday Agreement brought an end to the sectarian conflict known as The Troubles. After decades of violence, death and destruction among the Unionist and Nationalist communities that defined generations, the agreement …

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  Men On How Abortion Changed Their Lives

  Refinery29 - Zoe Beaty

  "I didn’t really feel like I had a right to feel any kind of outward emotion about it," 35-year-old Jon Pollock, a health and safety manager in civil construction, is telling me. There’s a tangible apprehension in his voice – he’s choosing words carefully – because we’re talking about something …

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  Refinery29 UK

  Nov 12, 2019
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  Refinery29 UK

  

  Why I'm Still Campaigning For Abortion Rights

  Refinery29 - Vicky Spratt, Poppy Thorpe

  In 1961 Diane Munday was in her late 20s. Married with three kids under the age of four, she got pregnant. Instantly she was certain – with every fibre of her being – that she couldn’t have another child, physically, psychologically or financially. She wanted an abortion but the procedure was …