A social worker has told a judge in a specialist court that a pregnant mentally-ill woman should be allowed give birth. Bosses at an NHS trust responsible for the woman’s
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Doctors want a judge in a specialist court to allow them to perform an abortion on a mentally-ill woman who is 22 weeks pregnant. Specialists caring for the woman, who
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More than 1,000 women from Northern Ireland travelled to England or Wales for abortions last year. The NHS does not charge patients from the region for the procedure because it
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The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales is at its highest level, with older women and mothers behind the rise. Data published by the Department of Health
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NHS hospital trust bosses who wanted a judge in a specialist court to make orders relating to the way a pregnant mentally ill woman gave birth have changed their minds
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Power to protect women attending abortion clinics should be given to local councils, the Scottish Government has been told. Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has called for stronger protections for
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A healthcare worker has been left unable to have children naturally after a hospital removed the wrong fallopian tube during surgery. Chelsie Thomas had her left fallopian tube removed despite
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The number of abortions in Scotland is at a 10-year high, official statistics indicate. Figures show 13,286 pregnant women aged 15-44 had terminations in 2018, a rate of 12.9 per
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An anti-abortion group has lost its legal challenge against the Scottish Government’s decision to allow women to take abortion pills at home. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
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Maternity services provided by an NHS board have been put into special measures after a report found patients were at risk. An investigation into maternity units at Cwm Taf University
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