New Health Secretary Therese Coffey has said she will not seek to “undo any aspects of abortion laws” despite her views on the subject. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is
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Abortion law is impacting the self-worth of disabled people, a lawyer representing a woman with Down’s syndrome has told the Court of Appeal. Heidi Crowter (pictured), 27, from Coventry, brought
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A summit on improving access to abortion services has been “constructive” and “helpful”, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister (pictured) convened the summit in Edinburgh on Tuesday in order
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Changes to how women access abortion mean more than half of terminations are now carried out at home, new figures show. Data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
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More than half of abortions in Scotland are now taking place at home as women access early medical terminations away from a clinic, new figures have shown. Last year, 13,758
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Medical leaders have made a renewed call for legislation to protect women from “unacceptable” harassment and intimidation outside abortion clinics. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), which represents
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The UK Government has taken further legislative action in a bid to ensure the full delivery of abortion services in Northern Ireland. Abortion laws in the region were liberalised in
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Calls are growing for buffer zones to be introduced around Scotland’s abortion clinics after it emerged a landmark ruling in the US looks set to be overturned. A report by
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Women in England will have continued access to early abortion care at home after MPs supported a law change. The Government changed the regulations during the first coronavirus lockdown in
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Women should be able to continue to access abortion care at home, peers have demanded. The House of Lords backed the retention of the service, which the Government had decided
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