Gibraltar reform is a small – but important – step for abortion rights in Europe

June 29, 2021
Sydney Calkin

Gibraltar has voted to change the territory’s strict abortion ban, which held that abortion was punishable by “imprisonment for life” for the pregnant person and anyone who helped them get an abortion.

Just over half of Gibraltar’s 23,343 eligible voters took part in the referendum on June 24, with 62% voting in favour of reforms to make abortion legally available. The success of the referendum will mean important changes for people in Gibraltar who urgently need access to safe, legal and local abortion.

Continued: https://theconversation.com/gibraltar-reform-is-a-small-but-important-step-for-abortion-rights-in-europe-163447

Gibraltar votes to ease strict abortion law

Reuters, June 25, 2021
By Marco Trujillo

GIBRALTAR (Reuters) -Gibraltar voted to ease a strict abortion law, officials said on Friday, after a referendum which some locals said marked a long overdue advancement of women's rights in the tiny British territory.

Around 62% of voters who took part backed the change in Thursday's ballot, where turnout was about 52% of the 23,000 odd eligible voters, Gibraltar's parliament said.

Continued: https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/world/gibraltar-approves-easing-strict-abortion-law-in-referendum-100604408/

25.06.2021

Gibraltar abortion referendum

Gibraltar votes to ease tough abortion laws

June 24, 2021

Gibraltar voted to relax its tough anti-abortion laws in a referendum on Thursday.

The tiny British territory has some of the harshest abortion laws in Europe - the penalty for breaching the law is life imprisonment.

Voters backed relaxing the rules to allow abortions where a woman's mental or physical health is at risk or when foetuses have fatal physical defects.

Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57606228

24.06.2021

fatal foetal abnormality

Gibraltar abortion referendum

Gibraltar Health Authority

Gibraltar votes on whether to ease its strict abortion law

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted Jun 24, 2021

GIBRALTAR (AP) — Gibraltar was holding a referendum Thursday on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory’s ban on abortion.

Abortion is illegal in Gibraltar, unless it is needed to save the mother’s life. Abortion is legally classified as “child destruction” and is punishable by up to life in prison. It is one of Europe’s most restrictive laws on pregnancy termination.

Continued: https://www.citynews1130.com/2021/06/24/gibraltar-votes-on-whether-to-ease-its-strict-abortion-law/

23.06.2021

Gibraltar abortion referendum

Gibraltar for Yes

Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement

Gibraltar abortion vote postponed due to coronavirus

Gibraltar abortion vote postponed due to coronavirus
Poll earlier this month shows 70% of voters intend to support changes to liberalize abortion laws in referendum

Karim El-Bar
13.03.2020

Gibraltar announced on Thursday that it postponed a referendum on liberalizing its abortion laws due to the global coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement, the government said that though the "nature of the voting process is safe," it was concerned that "the advice to elderly people to stay home and avoid public places" could lead to the result of the vote to be "called into question" due to possible allegations that it skewed the results of the vote.

Continued: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/gibraltar-abortion-vote-postponed-due-to-coronavirus/1764365

13.03.2020

Gibraltar abortion referendum

Together Gibraltar to campaign for referendum on abortion

Together Gibraltar to campaign for referendum on abortion

June 7, 2018
Chronicle Staff

Together Gibraltar to campaign for referendum on abortion

The Together Gibraltar movement will campaign for a referendum on the issue of abortion.

The movement, which was founded my Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon, decided to push for the referendum after a vote following a meeting last night.

continued: http://chronicle.gi/2018/06/together-gibraltar-to-campaign-for-referendum-on-abortion/

07.06.2018