Abortion
In Northern Ireland, pro-choice campaigners are celebrating
Safe abortions now — Last month, the supreme court ruled to allow buffer zones around clinics to protect users and staff from anti-abortion protestors in NI. Campaigners reflect on what the decisions means for the future of reproductive rights.
Written by: Ellen McVeigh
For abortion clinic workers, the fear of violence is constant
Right to Choose — A 37-year-old woman shares how her abortion led her to become a clinic worker, and the abuse she’s received in that role.
Written by: Jessie Williams
What it’s like to be targeted at an abortion clinic in the UK
Right to Choose — A young woman recounts her experience of being harassed by anti-choice campaigners as she was seeking an abortion in Glasgow.
Written by: Clea Skopeliti
I was denied a life-saving abortion
Right to Choose — A 28-year-old from Texas shares her story of being forced to travel across state lines for an abortion that would save her life and end a pregnancy that her baby had no way of surviving.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
A terrifying new chapter for unsafe abortions
Right to Choose — In the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal, we introduce our series spotlighting the voices of people who’ve been impacted by anti-abortion laws and anti-choice protestors.
Written by: Daisy Schofield and Ben Smoke
Criminalisation harms people self-managing abortions
Right to Choose — A woman from Texas explains how she was forced to consider the criminal liability she might face for medication abortion over her health.
Written by: Clea Skopeliti
The battle for abortion clinic buffer zones in the UK
Right to choose — The overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US has seen an emboldened anti-choice movement in the UK. Now, campaigners are fighting to protect people from harassment as they access abortion care.
Written by: Sian Bradley
Photos capturing the abortion rights protests in Washington
‘We won't go back!‘ — In the wake of the decision by the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade, thousands of protestors filled the streets to express their rage and anguish.
Written by: Huck
Londoners gather to defend abortion rights
‘My body, my choice‘ — After news broke last week around an expected reversal of the 1973 landmark law that made abortion legal in the US, protestors gathered in the UK in support of American women.
Written by: Huck
In Northern Ireland, the battle over abortion continues
Right to choose — While protests over abortion rights rage in the US, access to abortion services is still almost nonexistent in parts of the UK.
Written by: Ellen McVeigh
The activists helping Polish people access safe abortions
Fighting for choice — With abortion effectively banned in Poland, campaigners are assisting people in crossing borders and ending unwanted pregnancies.
Written by: Severija Bielskyte
The rise of anti-abortion activism in UK universities
‘It’s actively dangerous‘ — The government’s efforts to protect ‘free speech’ within universities has emboldened pro-life campaigners operating on campus. Unsurprisingly, it has led to significant backlash among students.
Written by: Katie Tobin