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Downloads Access to Abortion: Situating Scotland in the Western World This paper describes the different legal and regulatory contexts for abortion healthcare in Scotland and in other European and western nations. Engender Briefing to

specific programmes. 4. Abortion Engender joined twelve other women's and human rights organisations in writing to MPs on Friday to share our concerns about an amendment (new clause 56) on abortion proposed by three members of the UK

blog | Reflections on #AbortionActat50 Engender blog Reflections on #AbortionActat50 Last week, our Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Emma Trottier, attended a conference titled: ‘The Abortion Act: A Promise Fulfilled?’

part, of ending back street abortions, it doesn’t, and never intended to, give women the right to have an abortion. That abortion sits within the criminal justice system rather than healthcare is an insult to the notion of women’s

One: No one, least of all abortion rights campaigners, is asking for the 1967 Act (or “the abortion rules in England and Wales”) to be imposed in Northern Ireland. Abortion rights campaigners are rightly calling for

Gender stereotyping from a very early age has an impact on the decisions that girls and boys make about subject and career choice, ultimately leading girls towards lower paid and undervalued work.

the news that control over abortion law is due to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament, Engender is calling for a progressive approach to abortion that reflects the fact that it a health issue that also underpins women’s autonomy and

Our Bodies Our Choice: abortion rights around the world Our Bodies Our Choice: abortion rights around the world City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX.View larger map October 9, 2018, 19.00

representation and abortion rights. Ahead of this, the two forerunners for leader, Jim Murphy and Neil Findlay, published informal proposals to tackle gender inequality. Findlay's include tackling the gender pay gap, whilst

(protest-free areas) outside abortion clinics. These zones aim to protect women seeking and providing abortion services from escalating harassment and intimidation by anti-choice protestors. Gillian Mackay MSP has recently launched a consultation