Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg has been branded “extreme” after revealing he is opposed to abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. The Catholic father-of-six, often dubbed “the MP for
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High Street chemist Boots sent a legal letter to the pregnancy charity which launched a campaign calling on the chain to cut the price of emergency contraception, the charity has
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Pregnant women in Wales are to be offered a safer test for Down’s syndrome, reducing the risk of miscarriage during the testing process, the Welsh Government has announced. It is
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Baby boxes will be sent out to new parents across Scotland from this week, as the scheme is introduced across the country. The delivery of the boxes, containing essential items
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Plans to cut back on IVF treatment in some areas of England have prompted a fertility specialist to warn of “deliberate inequality”. Posts on the website of leading patient charity
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There is an “urgent need” for more funding for mental health care for expectant and new mothers, leading midwives have said. The comments from the Royal College of Midwives come
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The Government intends to fund abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. His announcement follows a proposed amendment to the Queen’s Speech calling
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Senior MPs have urged the Government to intervene over abortion laws in Northern Ireland after ministers agreed a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party. Tory Anna Soubry and
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Abortion should be decriminalised, medics at the British Medical Association (BMA) have said. Delegates at the BMA’s annual meeting in Bournemouth voted in favour of a motion calling for a
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The follow-up check for new mothers needs to be improved to ensure women with mental health problems do not fall through gaps in the system, a parenting charity has said.
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