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Dear John,
As you know, in April 2020 the Government introduced permission to allow women to receive early abortion medication by post, following a telemedical consultation with a healthcare professional. This service has been a lifeline for women who would have struggled to access in-clinic care, including victims of domestic abuse, those who have been shielding, and women from the most deprived communities.

The Government is currently consulting on whether to revoke the service, and in doing so re-criminalise early abortion at home.

This means women could go to prison for life if caught using safe, medical abortion pills at home.

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For many women, particularly those in insecure employment, those with caring responsibilities, and those in coercive or controlling relationships, being required to take medication in a licensed clinic or hospital is difficult.

If the government revoke pills by post, women in incredibly difficult circumstances will suffer the most, and will once again turn to online pills and risk criminal sanction

Tell your MP to make sure women can continue to access safe, legal abortion care at home. #CareNotCriminalisation

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Best wishes,

The BPAS team


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Anti-abortion activism targeted at clinics is on the rise in the UK. We are working to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics to protect women and staff from intimidation and harassment. So far two buffer zones have been introduced, and more are in the pipeline.
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Just Say Non!

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We're working with pharmacists nationwide to improve access to several methods of contraception, including the injection and the pill.
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Decriminalisation further afield

We’ve been working with pro-choice campaigners and the governments of the Isle of Man and Gibraltar to change their laws outlawing abortion and help them provide care for their citizens.
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