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A charity providing reproductive healthcare, including abortion care, to over 100,000 women every year. We passionately campaign for reproductive choice.
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📢 MPs could vote on decriminalising abortion for women as early as 15 May 📢
Now, more than ever, we need you. If you want to stop police investigations, prosecutions and prison time for women who have an abortion, email your MP today at
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Tomorrow, a woman in England will be sentenced for ending her own pregnancy.
The maximum sentence she could receive is up to life imprisonment - the harshest penalty in the world.
We need abortion law reform now.
Report from
@HannahAlOthman
in today’s
@thetimes
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Today, a mother-of-three has been jailed for 28 months after using abortion pills to end her own pregnancy.
No woman can ever go through this again.
We need abortion law reform in Great Britain NOW.
#TimeToAct
Tomorrow, a woman in England will be sentenced for ending her own pregnancy.
The maximum sentence she could receive is up to life imprisonment - the harshest penalty in the world.
We need abortion law reform now.
Report from
@HannahAlOthman
in today’s
@thetimes
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We have received a hugely positive response and we are very grateful for the support. We hope it shows that this is not a controversial position - offering inclusive services is in no way incompatible with retaining the term “woman”.
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The bpas Finsbury Park clinic this morning. No problems with anti-abortion groups before and now there are 45 protesters outside. This is a direct result of
@ukhomeoffice
’s refusal to take action - giving the impression that harassing women outside clinics is acceptable.
#BackOff
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We are incredibly disappointed to hear that Maria Caulfield MP, who supports the criminalisation of women who end their own pregnancies, is the new CCHQ Vice Chair for Women.
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BREAKING NEWS: A mother who was sentenced to 28 months for illegally ending their pregnancy is to be released from prison.
We echo the judges’ statements that this is a case that calls for compassion, not punishment, and are delighted with this decision.
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Today, the US-based anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life will begin 40 day long protests outside 14 abortion clinics across Great Britain. All but 3 of these clinics are run by BPAS. We’re targeted for speaking out against this harassment, but we’re not going to stop.
#BackOff
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The fact that Boots can offer a 50% discount for "Black Friday" demonstrates how much profit margin there is on emergency contraception.
There is no excuse for Boots to double the price once this "offer" runs out. 🧵
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In Parliament yesterday Jacob_Rees-Mogg referred to emergency contraception as an ‘abortifacient’
While we highly doubt that many women would take medical guidance from Mr. Rees-Mogg, he nevertheless should correct the record as a matter of urgency.
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.
@BootsUK
have now announced that they will lower the price of emergency contraception. Thank you to everyone who has lobbied.
#JustSayNon
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WE DID IT!
MPs have voted by 215 to 188 in favour of maintaining women's access to at-home early medical abortion care.
Thank you
@liz_sugg
and all those Peers and MPs who have supported this amendment. This is an incredible moment for women's healthcare and women's rights.
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This woman is being prosecuted under a law passed in 1861 which states that any woman in Great Britain who attempts to end her own pregnancy can face up to life imprisonment.
What kind of a society treats women this way?
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We are pleased to announce that the Government has reinstated the use of a telemedical abortion service that will now protect women across the country! 🙌💜
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From choice in childbirth to access to emergency contraception, our reproductive rights are undermined precisely because these are issues that affect women.
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#NC11
introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales has PASSED. Clinic harassment will soon become a thing of the past.
#BackOff
#PublicOrderBill
Ayes - 297
Nos - 110
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A mother-of-three has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for ending her own pregnancy.
It is
#TimeToAct
.
Join us this Saturday to demand abortion law reform NOW:
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We cannot – and will not – shy away from this as we continue to fight for a future where everyone can exercise reproductive autonomy and women are empowered to make their own decisions around pregnancy.
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Delighted that today we are launching a pills by post service, so that women can access early abortion care at home.
Telemedicine is a safe, effective method of delivering early abortion care and will prevent thousands of unnecessary journeys during
#covid19
.
#pillsbypost
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We are delighted that MPs have passed legislation to establish buffer zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales.
At BPAS, we have been working tirelessly for almost a decade to end anti-abortion clinic harassment.
Thank you to everyone who has campaigned alongside us!
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❗️There will be an Urgent Question in the House of Commons at 10.30am about the 28-month jail sentence handed down to a mother-of-three this week for ending her own pregnancy.
We will be live tweeting this as soon as it starts 🧵
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We can no longer stand by while women in
#NorthernIreland
are forced to travel to England for abortion care during
#covid
ー19, despite the fact abortion is now legal in NI.
That's why today we have launched a telemedical service to send NI women abortion pills by post.
#NowForNI
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In wake of Ireland's historic
#8thref
YES vote, we cannot leave Northern Irish women behind. NI women still have to travel abroad to access care, or risk life in prison by ordering illegal pills.
The time is
#NowForNI
.
Email your MP today
#RepealedThe8th
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Accessing an abortion at home is about to become a crime for women in the UK🚨
Right now the decision on whether to continue pills by post service is sitting on the desk of
@maggie_erewash
. Help us to protect women's health and wellbeing. Email her now!
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Yesterday, as so many Irish travelled
#hometovote
, 15 Irish women travelled in the other direction, alone, to access our services - or they searched online for illegal abortion pills.
Enough is enough. It's time to
#repealthe8th
.
#Together4yes
#whoneedsyouryes
#repeal
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We will not continue to reshare the hateful comments of an “actor” who equates abortion with sexual assault.
If you have had an abortion, please know that we are a pro choice country. Your decision to end a pregnancy is neither controversial nor up for debate.
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To be clear - our services are inclusive, and we will build specialist pathways that meet individual needs, particularly for those who do not identify as women in recognition that pregnancy may be especially challenging.
We are here for all those who need us.
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Neither is forcing a victim of rape to continue a pregnancy against her will.
Jacob Rees-Mogg signals support for grid girls ban as he says it 'is not treating ladies with respect'
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So it might help to clarify that when you believe the abortion time limit should be 12 weeks (a la Hunt) you effectively believe that....
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🚨🎉Absolutely delighted to say that SAFE ACCESS ZONES around abortion clinics have passed their final parliamentary hurdle and WILL BECOME LAW. MPs voted 299 - 116 for a comprehensive ban on activity at the clinic gate which influences, obstructs, or harasses women.
#BackOff
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Unless the law is reformed, more women and girls will face the trauma of lengthy police investigations and the threat of prison.
We will be attending the hearing tomorrow and will share the outcome of this utterly tragic case after sentencing.
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WE DID IT!! Amendment passes, 332 to 99, forcing government to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland. THANK YOU
@stellacreasy
for leading on this tirelessly and to all who supported.
#NOWFORNI
#NOWITISHAPPENINGFORNI
xxx
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It is incredibly disappointing that
@BBCr4today
, regardless of the guest editor, allowed a Bishop to use Thought For The Day to promote, unchallenged, their anti-abortion views which do not represent the majority of Catholics, let alone the country as a whole.
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We are absolutely appalled that the Prime Minister has decided to appoint as Minister for Women an MP who has consistently voted to restrict women's rights.
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And Parliament has agreed to an emergency debate OVERWHELMINGLY. Huge congratulations to absolutely everyone who played a part in getting your MP there tonight.
Tomorrow afternoon the House discusses the role of Parliament in decriminalising abortion in the UK.
#NowForNI
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📢 On Monday we opened the first abortion clinic within a women's health hub. This is a huge step towards recognising abortion as an essential part of women's healthcare. Shout out to our amazing Liverpool staff for the work they have done, and will continue to do for women💜
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Right here in England, women are being taken into policy custody straight from the hospital, facing years-long investigations, their properties searched, blood samples taken without consent, and people shouting "baby-killer." All for having an abortion.
It's time to act.
More women investigated for illegal terminations, says abortion provider
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Where do the
@Conservatives
leadership candidates stand on abortion rights?
This thread has all you need to know 🧵
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Today we are marching. The number of women facing criminal investigation under Great Britain’s cruel and outdated abortion law is increasing. It is Time To Act.
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6 women have faced court for ending their pregnancies over the last 12 months. Stories like this out of Southampton represent an alarming increase in police interest in women. It’s time for MPs to urgently act to stop the criminalisation of women 🚨
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Thank you to everyone offering support today. To maintain as calm an atmosphere as possible outside our clinics, we do not encourage counter-protests. We continue to believe that the best action you can take is to campaign for buffer zones - both national and local.
#BackOff
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And actually just that. That you don’t think women should be trusted to make their own decisions about their own bodies and what is best for themselves and their families.
But we do.
#WeTrustWomen
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bpas are delighted that today the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced that women in England will soon be able to take the second dose of medication for an Early Medical Abortion at home. You can find our comment here.
#WeTrustWomen
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And this time, you really can. Clear signposting to NHS information about abortion, no longer buried away. Thanks to everyone for speaking out about this. 👏👏👏
#callthemidwife
If you’ve been affected by tonight’s
#callthemidwife
abortion storyline, then you can find medical information and advice on the NHS website:
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In many news reports, today's Court of Appeal judgment re: women's ability to access abortion care in heartbreaking circumstances post-24 weeks gestation is not being presented accurately.
So, here's a thread on what the legal challenge and today's ruling actually mean.
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Earlier this year, our new Health Secretary voted to revoke access to at-home abortion care, and recriminalise women who end their own pregnancies without the approval of two doctors.
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Activities we've seen today:
- shouting at women that they 'love them'
- stopping women as they leave the clinic
- approaching women repeatedly as they try to walk away
- following women
- accosting passers-by with small children
- pushing leaflets through car windows
#BackOff
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Vulnerable women and girls should not be imprisoned for ending their own pregnancies.
This Saturday 17th June, alongside
@WEP_UK
,
@fawcettsociety
and many others, we are taking to the streets of London to demand abortion law reform.
JOIN US:
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Today we are proud to present BPAS’ Values, Vision, and Ambitions.
We are on a journey to grow BPAS so that we can support more women, and even more of their needs. Whatever we do will be underpinned by our belief in the absolute importance of delivering reproductive choice.
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This morning,
@BBCr4today
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These groups cause significant distress to thousands of women and healthcare professionals while they access or provide essential healthcare. Abortion clinic protesting is a national problem that requires a national solution. Women need buffer zones. We need a new law.
#BackOff
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At-home early medical abortion was introduced in 2020. We have been desperately concerned about the impact on women if this service were to be revoked.
Thank you
@Maggie_Erewash
and
@sajidjavid
for protecting the health, wellbeing, and safety of women.
#CareNotCriminalisation
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You can complain to the
#BBC
here:
#Abortion
has been legal in UK for over 50 yrs. It is the most commonly performed gynaecological procedure. 1 in 3 women will have an abortion in her lifetime. BBC should provide info.
#CallTheMidwife
#NotControversial
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Around half of the women we see attend a clinic at some stage in the treatment. The tactics used by these protesters may not be violent, but they’re not peaceful. Women and healthcare professionals are often left alarmed and distressed by what happens at the clinic gate.
#BackOff
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We asked
@BBC
to include abortion information, but they declined. We followed up w/a letter from a coalition of women's health bodies. We applaud the episode of
#CallTheMidwife
itself, but are disappointed by the BBC's stance, which is stigmatising & based on misunderstanding.
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Wow.
Thank you to the thousands who joined today’s march for abortion law reform.
We will not stop until abortion is decriminalised. Onwards.
@WEP_UK
@fawcettsociety
@Abortion_Rights
@unisontheunion
@stellacreasy
@RJInitiative
@felyeung
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If Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to reduce the numbers of women needing to undergo an abortion, he should welcome every opportunity to find ways to improve access to contraception.🤷
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In the meantime, if you want to receive up-to-date information about our campaign for abortion law reform and ways to take action, you can sign up here:
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Emergency contraception is not, as Jacob Rees-Mogg asserted, an ‘abortifacient.’
It prevents pregnancy, but it cannot end a pregnancy nor damage an existing pregnancy.
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If you have come across the anti-abortion protesters in Stroud Green this morning and you want to share your experience (whether you were visiting the clinic or not), you can share your experience with us here …
#BackOff
@haringeycouncil
@CatherineWest1
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We are absolutely appalled to learn that the Royal Society of Medicine -
@RoySocMed
- has refused to allow the word abortion in conference signs today because of “sensitivity.”
I cannot believe that in 2022
@RoySocMed
has forbidden us to use the word
#Abortion
at an
#AbortionCare
conference
@BSACP
@DrsforChoice_UK
@RCObsGyn
@FSRH_UK
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Feminism is about trusting women to make their own choices, even if they are not ones you think you would make for yourself Nadine. We don't object to Maria Caulfield being anti-abortion, we object to a vice chair for women who seeks to control other women's decisions.
Amazing. We fight for women to be accepted in all shapes, sizes, ability and colours - but if she holds a different point of view - ATTACK - That’s not feminism, that’s
@bpas1968
trolling
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BREAKING NEWS:
@UKSupremeCourt
has found that Northern Ireland's abortion law is in breach of international human rights law.
The time is
#NowForNI
.
Our press release:
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In Poland, a woman has been sentenced to eight months of community service for helping another woman have an abortion.
Here in England, two women are facing up to life imprisonment for ending their own pregnancies.
We need to decriminalise abortion NOW.
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Two women in England are facing up to life imprisonment for seeking to end their own pregnancies.
What kind of society treats women in this way?
Join us and call on the UK Government to end the prosecution of these vulnerable women NOW:
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Until no woman can be sentenced to life imprisonment for ending a pregnancy, abortion law is not “settled.”
Agree?
Join us this Saturday to demand reform:
England and Wales abortion law ‘has been settled’, Tory MP tells Commons
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📣 We’re delighted a woman has been found not guilty for an illegal abortion. But it should never have got to this point. Next month, MPs can support an amendment to end prison time for women who end their pregnancies. Get your MP to do the right thing:
Teesside woman cleared over lockdown abortion charges after CPS offers no evidence
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Today, on
#StPatricksDay
, our staff in England have been caring for Irish women denied access to abortion in their own country.
#repealthe8th
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To be clear: there is no contradiction between a society which champions the rights of disabled people and one which allows women to make difficult decisions in heartbreaking situations.
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An anti abortion MP now has the power to close abortion clinics.
Tell
@RishiSunak
to revoke this appalling appointment NOW:
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You can write to your MP to ask them to encourage the Home Secretary to take action to stop these types of protest using our tool here . And you can see what campaigners are doing locally by getting in touch with
@SisterSupporter
.
#BackOff
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After 22 hours of debate, Argentina's Chamber of Deputies has voted 129 - 125 to decriminalise abortion in a country where 500,000 illegal abortions happen each year. Huge victory for campaigners - now the fight moves to the Senate.
#AbortoLegalYa
#AbortoSesionHistorica
#AbortoSesionHistorica
Con 129 votos a favor y 125 en contra y una abstención diputados aprueba el Proyecto de Ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo y da giro a la Cámara de Senadores.
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It's passed!
@DianaJohnsonMP
's bill to decriminalise abortion passes by 172 votes to 142
#WeTrustWomen
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This is absolutely devastating.
The UK government and
@trussliz
CANNOT remain silent as women's human rights are breached.
Take action now:
THE SUPREME COURT HAS OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE, ELIMINATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION.
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We are concerned that discussions comparing the risks of blood clots associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine with those of the contraceptive pill could pave the way to a repeat of the 1995 “Pill Scare” which led to a significant increase in unplanned pregnancies.
Thread⬇️
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This was the scene at our Finsbury Park clinic AGAIN today, this time protesters were RIGHT OUTSIDE our gates, stopping women as they entered. 12 in all. This must stop.
Ask your MP to support legislation today.
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Maria Caulfield, an MP who has consistently voted to restrict women’s access to abortion, has been given Ministerial responsbility for abortion care.
@RishiSunak
is showing a complete disregard for women.
This is frightening.
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If you think abortion rights are safe in the UK, you aren’t paying attention.
Please consider supporting the fight for reproductive rights with a small monthly donation to BPAS
Tory MP Danny Kruger says he doesn’t agree that “women have an absolute right to bodily autonomy".
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It's Abortion Providers Appreciation Day. We want to celebrate all the amazing people providing safe abortions every single day.
Join us in thanking them for supporting women who wish to end their own pregnancy.
#abortionprovidersappreciationday
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🚨 We are horrified by
@thetimes
highly inaccurate headline today which is likely to lead to confusion and fear amongst women seeking legal abortion.
MPs *have not* voted to ban abortions related to Down's Syndrome. They are not 'to be banned'. An MP has made a proposal.
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This is why Boots refuse to reduce the price of emergency contraception. Angry? Email
@BootsUK
now:
#JustSayNon
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The issue emerged after an episode of
#CallTheMidwife
, in which a woman died from an illegal backstreet abortion. Viewers visited BBC Action Line for support but were unable to find information on abortion.
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Abortion is not a side issue. One in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime. One in three. They deserve parliamentarians who take their wellbeing seriously, not those who would seek to impose their minority view on their access to healthcare.
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Just called the police on 2 men who have been kneeling outside our Streatham clinic since 10am.
If you see this happening outside a clinic, call 101 and report a breach of Regulation 6 of the The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.
#BackOff
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While access to contraception is more difficult at the moment, we advise keeping a back-up method at home.
The morning after pill costs just £3 here:
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Unless parliament acts, more women and girls will be threatened with up to life imprisonment under our cruel and archaic abortion law
Tell your MP to support legal reform NOW:
#TimeToAct
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Today, the number of women facing criminal investigation under a
cruel and outdated law is increasing.
It is time to stop subjecting women who have experienced pregnancy loss to years of police investigation.
Join the campaign.
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Abortion rights are not a bargaining tool. We will not allow any rollback. We will keep fighting for decriminalisation and access across UK.
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This staggering infringement of women’s data privacy is unjustified and disproportionate, with no basis in evidence. Women do not lose their right to medical confidentiality simply because they are pregnant.
Read our briefing here:
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