"They now follow people down the street, forcing information on them that they do not want."

“It’s horrible to see women frightened and in tears after being intimidated in this way."

“No-one knows what they have been through before coming to us and we are helpless without the zones in place.”

#ukfeminism #ukpolitics #britishpolitics #homeoffice #abortionrights #abortionaccess #abortion #JamesCleverly

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-home-office-james-cleverly-michael-robinson-mps-b2537842.html

Government dragging its heels on abortion clinic buffer zones, say campaigners

Safe access zones were part of the Public Order Act which gained royal assent in May 2023.

The Independent

“You can keep trying to separate women into different groups,” she says. “Pitting women against each other, as if we’re at two separate ends of some reproductive spectrum … but we’re all in the same boat.”

#abortion #abortionishealthcare #SRHR #feminism #ukfeminism #britishfeminism

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/juno-carey-midwife-abortions-terminations-rape-survivors-sex-workers

‘I’m not judging you’ – midwife Juno Carey on what it’s like to work in an abortion clinic

She’s looked after teenagers, rape survivors and trafficked sex workers – and assisted at terminations while she’s been pregnant herself. Still, she wouldn’t change her job for anything.

The Guardian

Write to your MP to support (this one extremely moderate) abortion law reform in England & Wales.

No one should face prosecution or jail for making a decision about their own body.

Especially not on the basis of a law passed in Victorian times.

#abortion #ukabortion #britishpolitics #decriminaliseabortion #prochoice #feminist #ukfeminism #VictorianBritain

https://www.msichoices.org.uk/news/why-we-back-diana-johnsons-amendment-to-the-criminal-justice-bill/

Why we back Diana Johnson’s amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill

Abortion is healthcare, not a crime. Learn why we back Diana Johnson’s amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill and what you can do to help.

MSI Reproductive Choices UK

"The survey covers four broad areas: periods and menopause; preventing and planning pregnancy; pregnancy experiences; and reproductive health conditions, such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. The survey is for women and people described as female at birth, aged between 16 and 55, who live in England."

#nhs #womenshealth #afabhealth #lgbtqhealth #reproductivehealth #ukhealth #abortionuk #abortionishealthcare #ukfeminism #englandhealth #abortionrights

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/expert-opinion/its-high-time-we-end-taboo-and-make-womens-health-priority

It’s high time we end the taboo and make women’s health a priority | LSHTM

Most women have periods for nearly 40 years. Over this time, women should be able to make choices to enable their own positive reproductive health and wellbeing, such as if and when to have children or how to access healthcare and treatment. Unfortunately, many areas of reproductive health, including abortion, miscarriages, infertility and menstrual issues, continue to be taboo topics and many women feel unheard, even when they have sought professional help. 

LSHTM
Women’s Institute will ‘continue to celebrate’ transgender women amid inclusivity row

Exclusive: Melissa Green, CEO of the organisation, says it won’t be part of ‘toxic’ debate on trans membership

The Guardian
There are people who have always despised the Equalities Act and have been seeking ways to undermine it, rewrite it, and scrap it ever since it was introduced. Don't let them. #EqualitiesAct #transrights #feminism #ukfeminism #ukpolitics #ukpoliticsistransphobic #gender #lgbtqia #sapphics #lwiththet #lesbian