Submissions Invited for the Inaugural James Trussell Essay Prize: ‘Removing Barriers to Safe Abortion’

27 June 2019

Submissions are invited for a new annual award, the ‘James Trussell Essay Prize’, jointly sponsored by the British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP) and bpas (British Pregnancy Advisory Service).

The ‘James Trussell Essay Prize’ (value £150.00) will be awarded to the author of an essay on a relevant topic. The essay theme for the inaugural award is ‘Removing Barriers to Safe Abortion’. This award is specifically aimed at trainees/students (including undergraduates/postgraduates in medicine, allied healthcare professions, social sciences, etc.), and it recognises the contribution made to this field by the late Professor James Trussell (1949–2018), eminent scientist and advocate for women’s sexual and reproductive rights.

Instructions for essay preparation and submission are here: James Trussell Essay Prize 2019 instructions 26062019

Essays submission deadline: Tuesday 10 September 2019.  ***SUBMISSION DEADLINE PASSED***

The prize-winning author will be informed by e-mail on or by Tuesday 1 October 2019. The author of the winning essay will be announced and the prize awarded at the Joint RSM/BSACP Conference entitled ‘Launching NICE Guidance – New Frontiers in Abortion Care’ to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) on Wednesday 16 October 2019.