Latest news
17 May 2013
UK: Time-lapse imaging raises IVF possibilitiesTime-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
15 January 2013
London Declaration of Pro-Choice PrinciplesIn September 2012 Ann Furedi of bpas and Jon O’Brien of Catholics for Choice convened an international meeting of abortion providers, advocates and academics to discuss what it means to be prochoice. The following statement from the meeting is being advanced through discussions in the prochoice community around the world to foster reflection, discussion and our understanding of what it means to support choice.
16 May 2013
US: Kermit Gosnell found guilty of three murdersA Philadelphia doctor has been convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies delivered and killed with scissors in late-term abortions, BBC News Online reports.
15 May 2013
UK: Health and Safety Executive examines Savita caseAn Irish health service team reviewing the case of Savita Halappanavar, the woman who died after a miscarriage, is to meet her widower's representatives.
13 May 2013
UK: Anger at proposals to test pregnant women for smokingMothers and midwives have reacted against guidelines that will pressure all pregnant women to take breath tests to check if they have told the truth about smoking.
3 May 2013
Ireland: Government publishes draft legislationA controversial abortion bill in the Republic of Ireland does not amount to a change in the law, the Irish prime minister has said.
26 April 2013
Remaking the case for a woman’s right to chooseWriting on spiked, BPAS chief executive Ann Furedi argues that in replacing the ideal of reproductive choice with ‘reproductive justice’, feminists underestimate women’s capacity for autonomy.
26 April 2013
Comment: There is no magic word: why we are and must remain ‘pro-choice’Both choice and reproductive justice have a place in our battle for women’s autonomy. But one cannot take the place of the other, writes Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, on RH Reality Check.
24 April 2013
Scotland: Conscientious objection rulingTwo Roman Catholic midwives have won the right to refuse to help with any abortion procedures or planning after an appeal court ruling in Scotland.
24 April 2013
Comment: Savita case exposes the cruelty of Irish lawIt's time to face down the Irish Constitution and its bizarre elevation of 'fetal rights' over women's rights, writes Barbara Hewson on spiked.
23 April 2013
Comment: Would you abort a disabled child?I didn't know about my son's autism in the womb, but society's focus should be on making life better for those with disabilities, writes Kristina Chew in the Guardian.