Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world. “While […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on abortion care , in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and help prevent over 25 million unsafe abortions that currently occur each year. “Being able to obtain safe abortion is a crucial part of health care,” said Craig Lissner, acting Director for […]
Many people do not realise that under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act (OAPC), abortion remains a criminal offence unless the criteria set out in the 1967 Abortion Act are followed. The Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) decision in October 2013 not to prosecute two doctors caught up in the Daily Telegraph ‘sting’ operation […]