An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
UK news
 
 
2 September 2011

UK: Media reports ‘Government U-turn’ on pregnancy counselling proposals

A summary of the ongoing furious discussion about the Dorries amendment. 

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  31 August 2011

UK: Political row over pregnancy counselling

Nadine Dorries MP’s proposal to strip abortion charities of their role in pregnancy counselling has prompted front-page coverage in the British press, and commentary questioning the political agenda behind the reforms.

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  8 August 2011

UK: Investigation into crisis pregnancy centres

Women receiving advice from pregnancy counselling centres run by anti-abortion organisations can be subjected to scaremongering, emotive language and inaccurate information about abortion, according to research by the charity Education for Choice.

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18 July 2011

UK: Media debate about the Dorries amendment

Nadine Dorries MP’s proposals to strip abortion providers of the ability to provide pregnancy counselling has provoked some interesting commentary in the UK media. 

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  17 July 2011

Russia: New law restricts abortion

President Dmitri A. Medvedev has signed into law the first steps intended to restrict abortion since the collapse of communism, the New York Times reports.

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  12 July 2011

UK: Rally for abortion rights

Pro-choice groups protested in Westminster, London, against recent attempts to restrict abortion provision. 

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6 July 2011

UK: Data on abortions for fetal anomaly released

The government has published detailed data on the number of post-24 week abortions carried out in England and Wales, after the High Court ordered it to do so.

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