Government loses abortion battle – BBC News
“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: abortion
Ruling on late abortion figures challenged in court – Daily Telegraph
“The Department of Health is making a High Court challenge today to stop figures being published on the number of late abortions on ‘less than perfect’ foetuses with physical abnormalities, including cleft palate and club foot.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Early abortion court challenge fails – The Guardian
“Women who want an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy must continue to take the pills at the clinic and not at home, unless health secretary Andrew Lansley stipulates otherwise, a judge has ruled.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court to rule on abortions at home – The Guardian
“The high court is due to rule on Monday in a landmark case that could make it easier for women to complete abortions at home.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion rule to be challenged in high court – The Guardian
“The Department of Health is today accused of allowing political considerations to prevail over the wellbeing of women who need an abortion in early pregnancy, by refusing to allow them to take the necessary pills in the comfort and security of their own home.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ASA clears Marie Stopes TV ad – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has cleared the first British television advert to offer advice on abortion services, despite almost 5,000 complaints.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R v Ahmed – WLR Daily
“The act of procuring the miscarriage of a woman’s child did not, by itself, amount to an offence known to English law. Where a defendant was charged with an offence of supplying or procuring any instrument or thing, knowing that it was intended to be unlawfully used or employed with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman, the ‘thing’ supplied or procured had to be some sort of article or object and could not include a medical procedure. ‘Procure’ of the instrument or thing did not include the taking of possession of or use of an instrument or thing by a third person.”
WLR Daily, 2nd August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints – The Guardian
“ASA to assess criticism of TV campaign for sexual health charity Marie Stopes.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for woman who killed unborn twins – The Independent
“A woman who killed her unborn twins after injecting herself with drugs to induce their birth was finally jailed today after going on the run.”
The Independent, 6th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Poison abortion bid doctor guilty – BBC News
“A doctor has been found guilty of poisoning his lover in a failed attempt to induce an abortion.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abortion ad rules review delayed – The Guardian
“Regulators have delayed publication of the results of a controversial review of the UK advertising code, which includes proposals that could allow abortion clinics to run TV commercials, until next year after receiving around 4,000 submissions.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abortion numbers for disabilities should be kept secret: Government lawyers – Daily Telegraph
“Releasing data on the number of abortions performed for conditions like clubroot and cleft palate may cause ‘mental distress or harm’ to vulnerable women and must be kept secret, lawyers for the Department of Health have argued.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Late abortion tribunal challenge – BBC News
“Pro-life campaigners are continuing their fight for the publication of details of late medical abortions. An information tribunal is set to hear a Department of Health appeal that such information should not be published.”
BBC News, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unborn twins killer sent to jail – BBC News
“A woman who accidentally killed her unborn twins then blamed a midwife has been convicted in her absence at Bristol Crown Court.”
BBC News, 1st May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers fight to keep late abortions secret – Daily Telegraph
“Late abortions of ‘less than perfect’ foetuses are the subject of a secrecy row with the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs back embryology shakeup but abortion row continues – The Guardian
“The most significant shake-up of embryology laws for 20 years was last night approved by MPs, as the government faced down accusations of ‘shabby’ behaviour for thwarting the debate on abortion.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anger at abortion debate timing – BBC News
“MPs are set to debate the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, amid anger that Commons timetabling means amendments on abortion will be shelved.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harman to block Commons votes on liberalising abortion laws – The Guardian
“Harriet Harman is planning to block a series of Commons votes tomorrow to liberalise Britain’s abortion laws, which could have overturned a ban in Northern Ireland, in a move that was condemned as ‘disgraceful’.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer
“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Scrap qualifying conditions for abortion and let women decide, say academics – The Times
“Britain’s 40-year-old abortion law flouts the legal principles that underpin modern medical practice, 85 academic lawyers and ethicists say today.”
The Times, 17th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
