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Northern Ireland abortion regulations
Marie Stopes UK joins a group of professional medical bodies, service providers, and human rights organisation involved with establishing, advocating for, and providing abortion reform and services within Northern Ireland. The Northern Irish abortion regulations are being debated on Monday 8th June. Abortion is legal in Northern Ireland. The regulations should finally establish a framework…
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A story from the frontline
The world feels very different today than it did only a few weeks ago. We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the world is turned on its head. The emergency facing us is becoming increasingly uncertain and more and more countries around the world face restrictions and national lockdowns. Marie Stopes UK…
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Marie Stopes UK comment on Approval of Telemedicine
London, Monday 30th March 2020 The UK Government has approved this morning the use of telemedicine for abortion care, meaning that: We are open as usual and here if you need us Marie Stopes UK is doing everything we can to be able to offer this service as soon as possible and meanwhile our clinics are open…
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Comment on UK Gov U-turn on temporary approval of new medical abortion measures
Government U-Turn on temporary approval of home use for both stages of early medical abortion Earlier this week, the Department of Health approved temporary measures in England to ensure continued access to early medical abortion services, but just a few hours later inexplicably retracted its decision, with no regard for evidence or expert clinical advice.…
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Northern Ireland Decriminalisation of Abortion
Data published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) showed 1,053 women from Northern Ireland travelled to access legal abortion in England in 2018, a rise of 192 on the previous year. After MPs resoundingly backed the right to abortion in Northern Ireland in a vote in July, the procedure will be decriminalised unless…
