United Kingdom – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Jun

U.K. lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

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"British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons approved an amendment to a broader crime bill that would prevent women from being criminally punished under an antiquated law...."

19 Jul

Woman who took abortion pills beyond UK limit to be released

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"A British woman who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her advanced pregnancy is to be released from prison after Britain’s Court of Appeal reduced her sentence. The mother of three, who is 45, was handed a 28-month sentence last month after she admitted to obtaining abortion pills to induce a miscarriage when she was 32 to 34 weeks pregnant in 2020...."

14 Jun

A Controversial Court Ruling Has Britain’s Abortion Rights Groups Up in Arms

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"U.K. abortion rights groups are planning large demonstrations on Saturday outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, after a woman was controversially jailed on Monday under an 1861 law for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limits...."

12 Jun

Woman who took abortion pills after UK legal time limit jailed

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"A woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion after the legal limit. The mother of three, 44, received the medication under the “pills by post” scheme, which was introduced during the Covid pandemic...."