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New Research Finds Access Barriers to Abortion in Great Britain

Posted on 23 September 2017

20 September 2017 A paper published in the journal Contraception gives voice to women who have experienced such difficulty in accessing abortion care in Great...

BSACP/RSM Joint Conference on 'Excellence in Abortion Care’, Wednesday 11 October 2017

Posted on 19 July 2017

The British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP) and the RSM’s Sexuality & Sexual Health Section are jointly organising a one-day conference on ‘Excellence...

‘Doctors, Conscience and Abortion Law and Practice’ Workshop, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, 29 June 2017

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On Thursday 29th June I attended a conference at the University of Kent entitled ‘Doctors, Conscience and Abortion Law and Practice’ organised by Dr...

BMA Doctors Support the Decriminalisation of Abortion

Posted on 27 June 2017

27 June 2017 Currently women in England and Wales have to prove to a doctor that carrying on with the pregnancy is detrimental to health...

Call for End of ‘Archaic’ Abortion Laws in the UK

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27 June 2017 Earlier today local Bournemouth professor and BSACP Council member, Sam Rowlands, called for an end to ‘archaic’ abortion laws ahead of a...

Statement from the Isle of Man Government Department of Health and Social Care

Posted on 19 May 2017

Termination of Pregnancy (Medical Defences) Act 1995: Feasibility of an Amendment Bill during the 2017/18 legislative session This statement from the Isle of Man Government...

Scottish Abortion Care Providers Meeting – The Highlights!

Posted on 5 May 2017

Overview The 7th Annual Scottish Abortion Care Providers meeting was held in Edinburgh on 27 January 2017. Over 100 delegates attended from all over Europe, representing...

Norma McCorvey (1947–2017)

Posted on 5 April 2017

Jane Roe was the pseudonym for the plaintiff in the well-known Roe v Wade case1 which liberalised abortion law in the USA in 1973....

BSACP 2017 Conference – Session/Lecture Suggestions Invited

Posted on 31 March 2017

31 March 2017 Dear BSACP Members We are currently preparing the agenda for the next BSACP conference, which will be held on Wednesday 11 October 2017...