Health care
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Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...
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‘But she was 30+ weeks?’ A response
If the aim of criminalising women for behaviour while pregnant (aka foetal homicide laws) is to protect foetuses and children, as this blog shows, they clearly they fail!
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Evidence to the Scottish Government: female participation in sport
'Girls and women need an opportunity to participate in physical activity in their own ways. The presence of males, as staff or participants, changes how girls and women participate...
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The Tavistock: children and young people
The Cass Independent Review has identified huge shortcomings in the provision of healthcare for children and young people with gender dysphoria at the Tavistock GIDS Centre. The Centre will...
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Roe v Wade must stand
This was a speech given by Caroline Robinson at a protest in Edinburgh on 14th May 2022 in solidarity with US women whose abortion rights are under attack after...
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Advice to US Women to Compromise on Abortion Rights Misses the Mark: Katherine M Acosta
Katherine M Acosta is a lifelong feminist, a sociologist, filmmaker and writer. Divided We Fall is her documentary about the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising, a weeks-long protest to save collective...
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WPUK: NHS review of mixed sex accommodation
This is the WPUK written submission to the review of NHS mixed sex accommodation. Representatives of WPUK also attended a meeting with other stakeholders which we were invited to...
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Stonewall: Mental Health Nurse speaks
Woman's Place UK has recently published a letter drafted by nurses and midwives concerned at the impact of Stonewall's Diversity Chamption Programme and Equality Index on patient care. This...
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Stonewall: Nurses and Midwives speak out
Hundreds of nurses and midwives have signed a letter calling for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and NHS trusts to withdraw from Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme and Equality Index. These...
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Prison does not work for women: Bea Jaspert
Bea Jaspert can be found at @hogotheforsaken. "My prison experience was 33 years ago, but sorry to say, nothing has changed for the better. I hope we can turn that...
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Keira Bell v Tavistock: Women’s Rights, Healthcare, and the Law
Keira Bell and the history of women’s rights, healthcare and the law In 1976 Loretta Ross sued and won a case against A. H. Robbins, the manufacturer of the...
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WPUK position on Gillick Competence and Fraser Guidelines
The significant legal case, courageously pursued by Keira Bell, has provoked discussions around the Gillick competence and the Fraser Guidelines. Here is what we said on these issues in...
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Truth and Allies: Sarah Field
Cllr Sarah Field was born in Leeds in 1975. She is a single parent, ex-Labour Party member and is the elected Independent member for Garforth and Swillington in Leeds....
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2020 WPUK submission Labour Party Policy Forum: health & social care
This is the submission we made to the 2020 Labour Party Policy Forum on health and social care. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to Labour’s national policy forum...
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WPUK submission to Law Commission consultation on surrogacy reform
There is no evidence that the Law Commissions have made any meaningful attempt to gather the views of surrogate mothers, particularly those who have regretted the experience or withdrawn...
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