Abortion rates in England and Wales hit record high of 29%
That’s almost a third of all conceptions Official statistics show how English and Welsh abortion rates skyrocketed in the year 2022. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the overall figure landed on 29.7%, meaning nearly three in 10 conceptions never made it to birth. That’s 251,377 procedures – a new record. In 2021, […]
8 months ago
Lily Allen says she ‘can’t remember’ how many abortions she’s had
The singer opened up about her pregnancies on a podcast Lily Allen says she used to get pregnant ‘all the time’ before she went on IUD contraception. The ‘LDN’ singer made the revelation on the latest instalment of her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts alongside Miquita Oliver. Allen, 40, revealed she is on her […]
9 months ago
Police now have powers to take women’s phones and access their period tracking apps
A NPCC spokesperson issued a statement. UK police officers have been given the go-ahead to scour through women’s phones if they’re suspected of undergoing an illegal abortion. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) announced this power shift in May, with staff now lawfully permitted to check menstrual cycle tracking apps during stillbirth, miscarriage and unexpected […]
10 months ago
A woman sentenced to 28 months in jail for having an abortion
Prosecutors say the mum-of-three misled healthcare staff A woman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after she went through with an abortion after the legal time limit during the Covid lockdown. Campaigners and MPs in the UK are reacting with complete outrage with many insisting that abortion rights are not only […]
3 years ago
Facebook gave a teen’s DMs to police after she was accused of getting an illegal abortion
The incident happened before Roe v Wade legislation was overturned Facebook reportedly handed over information to police in the US to help them investigate a teen accused of getting an illegal abortion. Nebraska authorities requested DMs from the social media company via a warrant and Meta complied, the New York Post reported. The messages were […]
3 years ago
Pregnant woman claims fetus counts as passenger in attempt to get out of ticket in US
She did not confirm whether she was for or against the Roe V Wade ruling A pregnant woman in Texas has argued that her unborn baby should count as a second passenger in her vehicle after she was hit with a ticket. Police pulled over Brandy Bottone from Plano on June 29 after she drove […]
4 years ago