On Wednesday, in the House of Commons, Abortion Rights held a packed meeting with members of all parties to go on the front foot over a woman’s right to control her own body. There is a rise in attacks on women’s rights, from various Parliamentary adventures by Nadine Dorries MP […]
7.00pm, Wednesday 16th May, Committee Room 10 in Parliament. Outraged by anti-choice abortion clinic protests? Concerned about the counselling plans? Then come to our Pro-Choice public meeting next week and have your say. We are seeing an alarming change of climate at the moment, as activists and politicians opposed […]
The last month and a bit has seen growing tension over abortion. As anti-abortionists 40 Days 4 Life have been picketing the advice center in Bedford Square in some cases approach women who were going to get advise or a medical procedure, on one occasion bragging that they had turned two women […]
Last night in Bedford Square there was the largest of an ongoing stand off between pro-choice and anti-abortion protesters outside a women’s health clinic. This video is one of a number available from Kate Belgrave who was at the protest.
Today dozens of pro-choice campaigners picketed a small group of anti-abortionists taking part in the 40 days for life movement who have mounted a month long vigil outside the BPAS clinic on Bedford Square. The anti-abortionists have not just held a ‘prayer vigil’ but have been, in some cases, approaching women entering […]
People may have seen in the news that anti-abortion campaigners have been picketing the clinic in Bedford Square (Bloomsbury) harassing women who are going in and generally being a pain. The Bloomsbury Pro-Choice Alliance is a group that pickets the picket every Sunday (when the clinic is shut so there’s […]
Big Smoke met up with Kerry Johnson, co-founder of the Bloomsbury Pro-Choice Alliance, who has been organising pro-choice vigils every Sunday against anti-abortion activists who have been harassing women outside the BPAS clinic. The Bloomsbury Pro-Choice Alliance was set up to raise awareness of the attempts by 40 Days for […]
This week’s Sunday in Bloomsbury Square event has a 60s theme, linking in with the 1967 Abortion Act and the current threats to a woman’s right to choose. They’ll be there from 12pm with a stand, a banner, and some 60s themed music. There may even be some vaguely 60s-themed fancy dress! […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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