Protesters clash with police in Warsaw in third night of protests over near-total ban on abortions

Women’s right protesters clashed with police in Warsaw on Friday for a third night of demonstrations over a near-total ban on abortions with rape, incest or saving the mother’s life the only exemptions.  Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total ban … Read more

Protesters clash with police in Warsaw in third night of protests over near-total ban on abortions

Women’s right protesters clashed with police in Warsaw on Friday for a third night of demonstrations over a near-total ban on abortions with rape, incest or saving the mother’s life the only exemptions.  Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total ban … Read more

Christian group loses Appeal Court challenge over rules letting women have home medical abortions

A Christian group has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over Government changes to abortion rules made as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Concern brought the action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over its change to the regulations. This allowed women to have medical abortions at home following a … Read more

Abortions carried out in England and Wales since start of Covid pandemic is up by 4.1%

The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales has increased by 4.1 per cent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when compared with the same period last year. New figures have shown that between January and June this year there were 109,836 abortions carried out, compared with 105,540 over the first six months … Read more

At-home abortions before 10 weeks could become permanent option

Taking abortion pills at home could become a permanent option in parts of Britain after being temporarily allowed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant have been able to get the necessary pills by only having a phone consultation, rather than attending a clinic, since March. The temporary measure was set up … Read more

Abortions by post got rushed approval for lockdown, but now troubling stories are emerging

The package landed on Courtney Barnes’s mat on May 1. Inside, were two packets of pills, a strip of the painkiller codeine, a pregnancy test and an instruction leaflet — the basic kit for a so-called ‘DIY’ abortion. Under emergency legislation quietly passed in March in response to the pandemic, women are no longer required … Read more