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Dear John,

The outlawing of abortion in Texas should make us all think about how we fight for women’s reproductive freedoms wherever we are.

Texas' Abortion Ban

The so-called Heartbeat Act, which came into force in Texas this week, bans terminations after around 6 weeks of pregnancy - a point when many women do not know they are pregnant. The law puts the actual policing of this in the hands of random anti-abortion activists and bounty hunters, who are empowered to sue anyone who performs, aids or abets the procedure – from the taxi driver to the clinic to the doctor inside, and win $10,000 as a result

Abortion rights are under threat here in the U.K. too and we need you to act

Great Britain currently provides world leading telemedical abortion care for those seeking an early medical abortion. Telemedical abortion care was introduced in April 2020 following temporary approval from the government.

However, the current provisions that allow for telemedical abortion care are time limited and set to end next year.

At a time when women’s reproductive rights are being rolled back elsewhere, it is vital that the government does not reverse the progress that has been made here in the UK.

If the permission for telemedical abortion care were to be revoked by the Health Secretary, any woman who uses pills at home could be imprisoned for life under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act - even the Texas law doesn’t threaten women with that.

Tell your MP to protect access to abortion care in Great Britain now.

Take Action Now

“Rich women will have legal abortions, and poor women will have babies or even die through illegal abortions." BPAS for I News

Take Action Now

Please take just one minute to email your MP.

We cannot be complacent.

We must fight to ensure reproductive rights move forwards, not back.

Thank you.

BPAS

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