Press releases

BPAS has welcomed the government’s updated Women’s Health Strategy for England, highlighting its renewed focus on improving access to abortion and contraception, alongside commitments to strengthen evidence-based care and service delivery.

On Wednesday 18th March, the House of Lords voted to back an amendment to pardon women convicted under the abortion law in England and Wales, reinforcing last year’s landmark vote by MPs to decriminalise women accused of ending their own pregnancies.

Data released today by the Department of Health shows that: In 2023, 277,970 abortions took place in England and Wales, an increase of 11% compared with 2022. This is broadly in line with figures previously released by the Scottish Government, which showed a 10% increase over the same period ...

Following the announcement that Diane Munday, abortion rights campaigner and cofounder of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), has passed away, BPAS Chief Executive Heidi Stewart said ...

Heidi Stewart, Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, BPAS, said: “We welcome today’s decision to scrap the two-child limit — a vital and long overdue reform. This cruel and regressive policy left some women feeling forced to choose between ending an otherwise wanted pregnancy and plunging their existing family into greater financial hardship."

Today, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) welcomed the publication of an independent report by the expert group established to review Scotland’s abortion law.