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Doctors for Choice UK statement on the Crime and Policing Bill

We celebrate that a significant majority of MPs voted to decriminalise anyone ending their own pregnancy. It is a matter of urgency that harmful investigations and prosecutions end immediately and completely. However, we recognise that the limited reform provided by the Crime and Policing Bill represents a compromise, as well as the serious concerns many have about the bill itself and the hurt felt by those speaking up for communities and stakeholders who will be disproportionately impacted by parts of this legislation.

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People in England and Wales will no longer be criminalised for having an abortion

The co-chairs of Doctors for Choice UK, Jayne Kavanagh and Hayley Webb, write for the BMJ on why the work for decriminalising abortion is not yet done.
It’s a victory that people will no longer be prosecuted for ending their own pregnancies - but legal restrictions such as the requirement for the two doctors for every abortion and arbitrary pregnancy duration limits remain, causing serious infringements on patient-centred care and bodily autonomy.

The BMJ: Opinion

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Doctors for Choice UK statement on NC1

‘We are delighted that amendment NC1 has been passed today, and although this does not take away the suffering that many women and their families have endured due to our archaic abortion law, we are deeply relieved that no other person will face intrusive investigation, prosecution, and imprisonment for ending their own pregnancy. This is a hugely positive step and a real victory for common sense and compassion, however there is still much more to be done. Our abortion law is outdated, harmful, and the threat of prosecution still hangs over healthcare professionals and others who assist access to abortion outside legal stipulations. Doctors for Choice will continue to campaign for the full decriminalisation of abortion for the whole of the UK.’

Doctors for Choice Uk BMJ article written by Jayne Kavanagh and Hayley Webb

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The co-chairs of Doctors for Choice UK, Jayne Kavanagh and Hayley Webb, write for the BMJ on why the work on decriminalising abortion is not yet done. It's a victory that people will no longer be prosecuted for ending their own pregnancies - but the
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We are at the Doctors for Choice UK x Abortion Talk conference! Stay tuned!
We are delighted that amendment NC1 has been passed today, and although this does not take away the suffering that many women and their families have endured due to our archaic abortion law, we are deeply relieved that no other person will face intru
Please share! Tonight at 7pm there will be a vote on the NC1 project, which would remove women from the criminal law on abortion. E-mail your MP NOW to support NC1! @bpas_1968

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