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Calls for abortion to be decriminalised amid row over jailing of UK woman

Leading expert warns of ‘sustained attacks’ on reproductive rights after sentence imposed on Monday

The Guardian - UK

As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Public anger rises after a judge decided to prosecute a woman who secured pills for a late-term abortion.

Al Jazeera

Mum-of-three jailed after lying about pregnancy term to get abortion pills

Carla Foster admitted a charge of administering poison with intent to procure a miscarriage between May 8, 2020 and May 12, 2020.

Daily Record

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What are the abortion laws in the UK?

‘If you’re under 16, your parents do not usually need to be told,’ NHS says

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to relax abortion laws in Great Britain after woman jailed

Labour MP criticises ‘chilling’ effect of legislation amid anger at sentence for termination outside time limit

The Guardian - UK

Demands for abortion law reform after mother jailed in England

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy

Evening Standard

Outrage as mother-of-three jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut off

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy

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A mother jailed for procuring her own miscarriage. Is that what we want in 21st-century Britain?

The use of archaic abortion legislation shows that reproductive rights hang by a slender thread, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother - OLD

A 44-year-old was given a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion late in her pregnancy.

The Independent UK

‘Desperate need for reform’ over mother jailed for illegal abortion - OLD

Carla Foster, 44, was given a 28-month extended sentence, for illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant

The Independent UK

'Dark day for reproductive rights': Pro-choice activists react as mum-of-three jailed

The woman was sent abortion-causing drugs by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) after she called them in 2020 and lied about how far…

The National (Scotland)

Woman who illegally procured her own abortion during lockdown is jailed

The woman was sent abortion-causing drugs by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) after she called them during lockdown in 2020 and lied…

The National (Scotland)

Abortion service bosses ‘out of touch’ with frontline staff

Inspectors visited the charity’s administrative headquarters in Warwickshire over two days in February 2023 to review its leadership and governance.

The Independent UK

England’s first not-for-profit fertility clinic closes within a year of opening

Exclusive: Clinic operated by BPAS was intended to provide IVF at cost price but was sold to private provider

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How to get free baby formula if you need it and can't afford it

We look at how to get free baby formula for parents and caregivers who are struggling with the high cost of living

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Sandyford clinic protest sees hundreds turn out in response to anti-abortion group

Demonstrators have lined the street outside the Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow in response to a planned protest by the anti-abortion group, the Scottish Family Party.

Liverpool Echo

Abortion clinic buffer zones set to become law in 'huge victory'

Potential protesters will have to stand at least 150 meters away from clinics providing abortions or risk a fine

The Independent UK

Fears skyrocketing formula milk costs will force babies into hospitals with serious illness

‘The government cannot stand by as babies are placed at risk of malnutrition and serious illness due to the cost of living crisis and the soaring price of infant formula,’ campaigner says

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The Guardian - UK

High cost of infant formula putting babies in danger, UK charities warn

Vulnerable families resorting to watered down formula or unsuitable food such as porridge, say campaigners

Wales Online

Soaring cost of infant formula poses increasing threat to vulnerable families

The price of the cheapest brand has increased by 22% in the past year, according to analysis

The Independent UK

Soaring cost of infant formula leading to ‘unsafe feeding practices’, charities warn

The price of the cheapest brand of formula has increased by 22% this year, according to analysis by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).

Chronicle Live

Abortion rights groups in Newcastle welcome plans for 'buffer zones' to block protesters outside of clinics

Plans to bring in 'buffer zones' at abortion clinics have been welcomed by groups in the North East.

Evening Standard

What are abortion buffer zones, how would they work and who would they protect?

MPs have voted to bring in buffer zones in England and Wales around abortion providers

Liverpool Echo

Abortion buffer zone: How Merseyside MPs voted as plans backed

See how your local MP voted as the bill, which states protesters will have to stand at least 150 meters away from clinics, was backed in parliament

The Guardian - UK

‘Protesters just scream abuse’: the campaigners battling to make UK abortion clinics safer

Too many women complain of being harassed on their way to abortion services. The group Back Off Scotland is fighting back

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