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MSI Reproductive Choices comment on six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion
MSI Reproductive Choices comment on six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion Media statement London, 24th February 2022 Today, the government has announced a six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion and has committed to keeping this under review. In March 2020, the UK Government approved temporary measures to enable women and pregnant people to take both…
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK statement on decision by the High Court not to restrict abortion access in cases of foetal anomaly
Media Statement London, 23rd September 2021 If you are covering today’s decision by the High Court not to restrict abortion access in cases of foetal anomaly, you may find the following statement from MSI Reproductive Choices UK helpful. Louise McCudden, MSI Reproductive Choices’ UK Advocacy and Public Affairs Adviser said: “We welcome today’s High Court ruling.…
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK comment on the reclassification of the progestogen-only pill
Media statement London, 9th July 2021 If you are covering the reclassification of the progestogen-only pill, you may find the following statement from MSI Reproductive Choices UK helpful. Simphiwe Sesane contraceptive nurse and faculty registered trainer at MSI Reproductive Choices said: “The reclassification of the progestogen-only pill, which can now be sold directly by a pharmacist without…
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK statement on fitting intrauterine contraception (IUC) and pain relief
London, 23rd June 2021 Following recent coverage on the fitting of intrauterine contraception (IUC) and concerns surrounding associated pain, Julia Hogan (MSI Reproductive Choices’ UK contraceptive and sexual health nurse consultant) comments. Statement on fitting intrauterine contraception (IUC) and pain relief: “It is deeply concerning to read some women’s stories of having intrauterine contraception (IUC) fitted without appropriate…
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MSI UK comment on abortion reversal treatment
MSI UK’s Medical Director Dr Jonathan Lord and Clinical Director Caroline Gazet respond to the troubling instances of ‘Abortion Reversal Treatment’ being offered to women and pregnant people by anti-choice groups in the UK. Recent coverage from The Independent and Open Democracy has focused on the issue of so called “abortion reversal treatment” being offered by anti-choice groups around…
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Ealing Council renews England’s first ever abortion clinic Buffer Zone
London, Tuesday, 9th February 2021 MSI Reproductive Choices UK responds as Ealing Council renews England’s first ever abortion Buffer Zone around the MSI UK clinic in West London. Today, Ealing Council made the decision to renew England’s first ever Buffer Zone around our clinic in West London. Three years ago, our clinic in Ealing made history by implementing…
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MSI UK Statement on UK Government Telemedicine Consultation
London, 27th November 2020 – During the COVID-19 pandemic the government put in place a temporary measure in England, enabling women and girls to take both pills for early medical abortion (EMA) in their own homes up to 10 weeks’ (9 weeks and 6 days) gestation. Before the pandemic, only the second pill for EMA could be…
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Christian Concern appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal
Media statement London, 25th September 2020 – If you are covering news that today the Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge over Government changes to abortion rules made during the coronavirus pandemic, you may find the following statement from Marie Stopes UK helpful. MSI UK’s Medical Director Jonathan Lord said: “We’re extremely pleased that the Court…
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More than a third of UK women unsure how to access contraception during COVID-19
New data released ahead of World Contraception Day, reveals UK women’s needs have been neglected during the pandemic – with young women and girls worst affected London – Friday, 24th September 2020: More than a third (36%)[i] of UK women are unsure how to access contraception during the coronavirus pandemic, new research from MSI has revealed. The survey of…
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Abortion Statistics for England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you are covering today’s new Abortion Statistics for England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find the following helpful.
