In Argentina, criminal groups called "pro-life" have kidnapped a sexually abused 12-year-old girl. despite the fact that recently women have managed to pass the law that in theory legalizes abortion. in practice nothing changed
I'm one of many women who has terminated a pregnancy in the UK. I had a medical abortion in 2016. When I went for my assessment I was asked why I didn't want to go through the pregnancy -- there was a checklist and "choosing not to have children" was not an option. I insisted that I was not "a person with serious health risks", there was no risk that "if the child were born it would suffer from
such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped" (https://www.bma.org.uk/media/3307/bma-view-on-the-law-and-ethics-of-abortion-sept-2020.pdf). and carrying out a pregnancy would not have had "consequences for my physical or mental health"; I was simply choosing to end a pregnancy. The nurse insisted that I had to choose one of the options or I could not access the service. The checkbox she ticked in no way reflected my circumstance. On my second appointment I made a complaint to the NHS. I find that the legal requirements for accessing abortion services are very narrow.
Timestamp @ 20m22s: I find this interesting in the context of the SARS-CoV2 vaccines, where there was debate and conflicting information about rolling out COVID vaccines for pregnant women.
In Argentina, criminal groups called "pro-life" have kidnapped a sexually abused 12-year-old girl. despite the fact that recently women have managed to pass the law that in theory legalizes abortion. in practice nothing changed
Thank you for bringing this to light.
I'm one of many women who has terminated a pregnancy in the UK. I had a medical abortion in 2016. When I went for my assessment I was asked why I didn't want to go through the pregnancy -- there was a checklist and "choosing not to have children" was not an option. I insisted that I was not "a person with serious health risks", there was no risk that "if the child were born it would suffer from
such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped" (https://www.bma.org.uk/media/3307/bma-view-on-the-law-and-ethics-of-abortion-sept-2020.pdf). and carrying out a pregnancy would not have had "consequences for my physical or mental health"; I was simply choosing to end a pregnancy. The nurse insisted that I had to choose one of the options or I could not access the service. The checkbox she ticked in no way reflected my circumstance. On my second appointment I made a complaint to the NHS. I find that the legal requirements for accessing abortion services are very narrow.
Timestamp @ 20m22s: I find this interesting in the context of the SARS-CoV2 vaccines, where there was debate and conflicting information about rolling out COVID vaccines for pregnant women.
Well this has left me reeling. Will try to spread the word. It also restores some of my faith in academic research. Thank you, Julie.