Sept 23, 2021
BBC
A woman with Down's syndrome has lost her High Court challenge over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a foetus with the condition.
Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, brought the case against the government in July, saying the legislation did not respect her life.
Continued: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-58662846
Another US anti-abortion extremist sticks his nose into UK’s affairs
March 19, 2020
by Barry Duke
FOLLOWING our March 15 report that Roger Kiska, above, of Alliance Defending Freedom, was voicing his anger over an exclusion area outside a London abortion clinic, comes news that another American – ‘pro-life’ congressman Chris Smith, above – is demanding that the British government reverse its decision to impose UK abortion laws on Northern Ireland.
According to far-right Christian website LifeSiteNews, Smith has written to the UK Secretary of State for N Ireland calling on him to refer the province’s abortion laws back to the region’s own devolved government. In a letter co-signed by fellow members of Congress Andy Harris, Ann Wagner and Vicky Hartzler, Smith wrote:
The Conservatives' New Vice Chair For Women Wants Abortion To Remain A Criminal Act
Tory MP Maria Caulfield last year argued that decriminalising abortion could threaten the "dignity and rights of the unborn child".
Posted on January 8, 2018
Laura Silver, BuzzFeed News Reporter
The Conservatives' new vice chair for women has vehemently opposed a reform that would see abortion taken out of criminal law.
In a debate about the issue last year, Maria Caulfield, Conservative MP for Lewes, who was appointed to the position during Monday's cabinet reshuffle, told the Commons: "I, and many colleagues who share my views, will not be silenced as we seek to be a voice for the voiceless, and as we argue for more modern and humane abortion law that upholds not only the dignity and rights of women but the dignity and rights of the unborn child."
Continued at source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurasilver/the-conservatives-new-vice-chair-for-women-wants-abortion?utm_term=.huYWdj7w1#.ihpbk0QwY
MP Maria Caulfield, Who Opposed Decriminalising Abortion, Appointed Tory Vice Chair For Women
'It is an appalling decision.'
Jan 08, 2018
Kate Forrester, Political reporter, HuffPost UK
Abortion rights campaigners say they are “incredibly disappointed” Maria Caulfield has been made Conservative vice chair for women in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle.
The Lewes MP said she was “delighted” with the job, which will see her serve alongside newly-installed party chair Brandon Lewis and vice chair James Cleverly.
Continued at source: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/abortion-rights-campaigners-incredibly-disappointed-maria-caulfield-is-new-tory-chair-for-women_uk_5a537acee4b01e1a4b17a2ef
GREAT BRITAIN- Britain celebrates 50 years of the 1967 Abortion Act…
by International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion
Oct 26, 2017
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act in Britain. The conference: ‘The Abortion Act 1967: A Promise Fulfilled?’ was an action-packed, two-day event organised by Sheelagh McGuinness and Sally Sheldon, and hosted by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The conference took attendees through the 50-year social, political and historical course of the Abortion Act in Britain, with excellent contributions by the panelists.
Continued at source; http://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/great-britain-britain-celebrates-50-years-of-the-1967-abortion-act/
Anne Robinson discusses having an abortion as 'very unhappy' newlywed
Henry Bodkin
11 October 2017
Anne Robinson will talk about having an abortion as part of a new BBC documentary marking 50 years since the practice was partially decriminalised.
The 73-year-old Weakest Link presenter said it was “out of the question” not to discuss her own experience and that doing so was a vital part of the filmmaking process.
Titled Abortion On Trial, the programme sees Ms Robinson invite nine people with conflicting views on the topic to her Gloucestershire home to share their personal stories.
Continued at source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/11/anne-robinson-discusses-having-abortion-unhappy-newlywed/
Do You Have A Right To An Abortion?
By Michael Goldin
26th September 2017
Abortion can be an emotive topic. It’s also a human rights issue, falling within the area of reproductive rights.
It’s often an area of intense debate, and the rules even differ within the UK. In Northern Ireland, for example, you can only get an abortion where the mother’s life is in dander. This doesn’t include cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormalities.
Continued at source: https://rightsinfo.org/do-you-have-a-right-to-an-abortion/
Abortion should not be a crime, say Britain's childbirth doctors
Members of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists vote in favour of decriminalisation of abortion
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Friday 22 September 2017
Britain’s childbirth doctors have urged ministers to scrap laws dating to Victorian times that could see a woman jailed for life for having an abortion.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) voted on Friday to support the growing demand for decriminalisation of abortion in Britain.
Its ruling council agreed to change the college’s position from neutrality on the issue to one that urges the repeal of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861.
Continued at source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/22/abortion-decriminalise-crime-britain-childbirth-doctors
How has the issue of abortion affected your life?
14 August 2017
From the section Have Your Say
It's almost 50 years since abortion was legalised in Britain and we would like to hear your experiences surrounding the issue.
The 1967 Abortion Act was a bid to end life-threatening backstreet practices, that were often the only option for many women who wanted a termination.
Around the world abortion remains a personally polarising and politically divisive issue.
Continued at source: BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/40863335
Facebook
Google+
Twitter
LinkedIn