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Each year, 20 million abortions take place in unsafe conditions and as a consequence, an estimated 80,000 women die

Over a quarter of the world’s population live in countries where abortion is entirely prohibited or only permitted to save a woman’s... Read More

Late abortions are extremely rare but necessary – less than 1 per cent are carried out after 22 weeks

Abortion is very safe in Britain and is one of the most commonly performed gynaecological procedures. Complications are extremely rare; carrying a... Read More

Ten per cent of GPs consider themselves to be conscientious objectors and refuse to grant women an abortion

Abortion has been legal in Britain since 1967, but only by permission of two doctors and in restricted circumstances

As the Beijing +10 Conference opens amidst hopes of greater equality and autonomy for women worldwide, the US threatens to withdraw its... Read More

In the UK, a substantial proportion of new mothers suffer from post-natal depression. There is as yet no universally agreed definition of... Read More

Safe, legal abortion rarely has negative psychological effects. The denial of access  to abortion, however, can have serious consequences for the woman... Read More

The consensus of all authoritative psychiatric and medical opinion is that, for the large majority of women, the effects on psychological health... Read More