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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A minister has said advice about whether doctors in Northern Ireland could face criminal charges for sending women and girls to England for an abortion is “completely bogus”. Women and
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The UK Government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said. The Commons
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A woman who has suffered from a “prolonged, pathological grief disorder” since her daughter was stillborn nearly six years ago has been awarded more than a quarter of a million
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