Parents who have experienced the loss of a baby early in pregnancy will now be able to apply to have their child’s life officially recognised regardless of how much time
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New laws come into force preventing anti-abortion protesters from gathering within 200 metres of facilities where abortions are carried out. The implementation of new laws banning protesters from gathering outside
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The difference in the mortality rate of babies living in the most deprived parts of England and those in the wealthiest areas is wider than at any point in the
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The number of abortions for women living in England and Wales is at a record level, having risen by almost a fifth in a year. There were 251,377 abortions for
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A health minister has apologised after a new report concluded that poor care in maternity services is “frequently tolerated as normal”. The parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma is calling for
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A proposed law to ban protests outside abortion clinics is “necessary” to ensure women are free of intimidation, a Holyrood committee has said. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
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The chairman of an inquiry into maternity failings in Kent has said he is “disappointed” with the approach authorities are taking in resolving some clinical negligence claims by affected families.
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The Sentencing Council has introduced a new mitigating factor for pregnancy and maternity, under which judges will consider the impact of sentences on pregnant or postnatal offenders. Mitigating factors, like
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Families who suffered avoidable harm as a result of hormone pregnancy tests have been “side-lined and stonewalled”, a group of MPs said as they called for a fresh review into
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A Government baby loss certificate scheme designed to recognise the grief of parents who lose a baby early in a pregnancy has been launched. The voluntary scheme offers those who
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