Reproductive rights Archives - Woman's Place UK

Women and the Religious Right in the USA: Jayne Egerton

This article about women and the religious right in the USA first appeared in Issue 5 of The Radical Notion. It is shared here with permission. Introduction Recently,...

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...

“We are the warriors”: Victoria Smith (Glosswitch)

Below is the speech given by Victoria Smith at ‘A Woman’s Place is With Women: feminism, birth and motherhood’ held at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 3rd...

Poster from US 1970s women's campaign against forced sterilization

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...

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...

There’s more than one way to ‘erase’ women – Women’s rights under attack in Victor Orban’s Hungary: Jayne Egerton

Jayne Egerton is a socialist feminist & radio producer. On 28th May Hungary’s Parliament signed a bill into law which ends legal recognition for transgender people. The votes of...

Health care is a human right: Judith Green

Judith Green is a co-founder of Woman’s Place UK, works in women’s health and is a former user of single-sex services for female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Health...