The article argues that the ongoing situation concerning abortion legality in the UK remains precarious, with only Northern Ireland granting full rights to women. Calls for decriminalization could backfire, potentially allowing future governments to impose restrictions. Numerous cases of women being investigated for seeking abortions highlight the serious implications of current laws. As anti-abortion activism intensifies, it emphasizes the need to legally affirm abortion as a human right, countering claims that decriminalization would lead to irresponsible practices. The pushback against existing protections is framed as undermining womenâs autonomy over their own bodies.
Opening the Pandora's box of abortion reform is something no one should do without the confidence that they are able to manage the resulting chaos.
It is time to write into our statute that safe and legal access to abortion is a human right across our nation.
These cases, and the chilling effect they have on services, come at a time when the anti-abortion movement is turning its attention to our shores.
The US vice-president, JD Vance, has openly criticised our buffer zones that protect women going to clinics from harassment as anti free speech.
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