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NI abortion rights, Charlie Gard etc.
[ad_1] Sarah Jane Ewart discusses the latest developments in access to abortion for Northern Irish women, the lessons to be learned from the Charlie Gard case, and the difficult decision that the courts had to reach when considering the best interests of children in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, where the father had left the community…
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Abortion should not be a crime, says doctors’ body – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘Abortions should be treated as a medical issue and not a crime, the UK’s leading pregnancy doctors say.’ Full Story BBC News, 23rd September 2017 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [ad_2]
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Ealing abortion clinic protest ban approved – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘An “unprecedented” ban on protesters outside abortion clinics could be introduced in a London borough. Councillors in Ealing overwhelmingly backed a proposal to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside a Marie Stopes clinic in the borough.’ Full Story BBC News, 11th October 2017 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [ad_2]
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Antisocial behaviour ruling could halt anti-abortion protests outside clinics | Abortion
[ad_1] Anti-abortion protests outside clinics across the UK could be halted using antisocial behaviour legislation, a Labour MP has said, after her council took a significant decision to stop a group from approaching women at a west London clinic. Rupa Huq MP said a “national and permanent response” was needed after Ealing councillors voted overwhelmingly…
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Why, 50 years after the Abortion Act, it’s time to abolish the law altogether | Abortion
[ad_1] The 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act this week has left me reflecting on the 40th and 30th anniversaries. Ten years ago, abortion rights were under near constant attack, a pincer movement by a couple of Conservative MPs and the Daily Mail, advancing elaborate, often rather confusing arguments for the miracle of the foetus.…
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Home Office review over harassment at abortion clinics – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘New laws could be introduced to protect women from harassment outside abortion clinics, the Home Office has said.’ Full Story BBC News, 26th November 2017 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [ad_2]
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Council mulls consultation on public space protection order to protect health clinic
[ad_1] The Cabinet at the London Borough of Ealing will next week (16 January) consider whether to authorise a consultation on a possible Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) around a Marie Stopes clinic. The council said the PSPO would aim to prevent intimidation, harassment and distress. The possible consultation on a PSPO follows the passing of…
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Ealing Council paves way to ban anti-abortion protesters – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘A council has moved to ban anti-abortion protesters from outside a Marie Stopes clinic in west London.’ Full Story BBC News, 16th January 2018 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [ad_2]
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Protests banned outside abortion clinic in landmark vote by London council
[ad_1] John Hansen-Brevetti, clinical operations manager at the clinic, said women had been told the ghost of their foetus would haunt them, had been told “mummy mummy don’t kill me”, had holy water thrown on them and rosary beads thrust at them. He said: “We’re absolutely thrilled, we think the council, SisterSupporter… they’ve all shown…
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Abortion death after ‘repeated failures’ at Ealing clinic – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘A woman who died hours after having an abortion was let down by the “repeated failures” of medics, an inquest found.’ Full Story BBC News, 1st May 2018 Source: www.bbc.co.uk [ad_2]