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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexandra Topping

Rishi Sunak accused of taking ‘anti-abortion stance’ by service providers

Rishi Sunak has abstained on all votes relating to abortion since becoming an MP and Jeremy Hunt has called for the time limit on abortions to be slashed from 24 weeks to 12 weeks.
Rishi Sunak (left) has abstained on all votes relating to abortion since becoming an MP, while Jeremy Hunt has called for the time limit on abortions to be cut from 24 to 12 weeks. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

All four holders of the “Great Offices of State” have failed to support a woman’s right to access safe abortions in England over the past seven years, the Guardian can reveal.

Abortion providers have warned that access to safe abortions is at risk and accused the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, of taking a “anti-abortion stance”, after the minister for women, Maria Caulfield, was given responsibility for abortion services as part of her second role as a health minister.

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