Press releases

BPAS Comment - Woman accused of having illegal abortion found not guilty

Katie Saxon, BPAS Chief Strategic Communications Officer, said "Prosecuting women for ‘illegal’ abortion is never in the public interest, and no woman should ever have to go through this again."

BPAS warns of risk to pregnant women under new the sentencing guidelines

Heidi Stewart, Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, comments on risk to pregnant women under new the sentencing guidelines.

Campaigners deliver 100,000 signatures to Downing Street calling for abortion law reform

Campaigners have today delivered a petition to Downing Street signed by over 100,000 UK residents calling on parliament to reform the abortion law, as record numbers of women face criminal investigation and prosecution.

High numbers of women from Scotland forced to travel to England for abortion care

Heidi Stewart, Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, comments on high numbers of women from Scotland forced to travel to England for abortion care.

BPAS comment on Livia Tossici-Bolt guilty verdict, anti-abortion protester in Bournemouth

BPAS welcomes today’s verdict which will protect women and the staff who provide abortion care.

Every four days, a woman is forced to travel from Scotland to England to get an abortion, STV News reports

Heidi Stewart, Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service responding on the STV News investigation.