Congratulations to @birthcompanions.bsky.social Institute on your launch. At BPAS, we know how vital it is to have evidence-based advocacy shaping services and policy. We look forward to seeing the impact of your work, and to continuing to stand alongside you in the fight for reproductive justice.

This UK-first trial in Liverpool is a promising step towards breaking down access and wait-time barriers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From the first UK birth control clinic in 1921, to the pill, IUDs, emergency contraception, and now pharmacy provision — access has come a long way. But too many people still struggle to get the contraception that’s right for them. We need more choice, better access, & innovation

On Tuesday, MPs voted 379 - 137 to decriminalise women accused of ending their own pregnancies. This is a landmark moment for women’s rights and the most significant change to our abortion law since the 1967 Abortion Act was passed. Thank you to all who worked with us on this essential change.

Alongside @msichoices.org, NUPAS & BSACP we have written to MPs asking them to support NC1 - to make sure we solve the urgent issue of women being criminalised now, & make sure that any change to the wider law is properly considered & does not risk harming the very thing we’re all trying to protect

A decade of campaigning to change abortion law but we’re being silenced by TfL at our final hurdle. In a few weeks MP’s will vote on amendment NC1 to the Crime and Policing bill. An amendment that will prevent the traumatic events shown on our ads. Email your local MP bpas-campaigns.org

This ad isn't real. We mocked it up. Why? Transport for London rejected our campaign material because the advertisement "𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚". 🔗 Read the full story here - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Alongside more than 50 organisations we support @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social MP's amendment to the Crime & Policing Bill which will remove women from the criminal law in relation ending their own pregnancies www.stylist.co.uk/news/politic...

We're calling on MPs to do one simple thing... 📢 Support amendment NC1 📢 Ask your MP to represent you in asking for women to be removed from an archaic law that was written before women even had the right to vote. bpas-campaigns.org

Yesterday, across England and Wales, 190 ads went live in support of our campaign to reform our cruel and archaic abortion law and protect women and girls from... 🚫 Life imprisonment 🚫 Arrests straight from hospital wards 🚫 Homes searched 🚫 Children taken away Email your MP at bpas-campaigns.org

"Liberation movements have, after all, often had to become broad coalitions of people who otherwise disagreed on most things to be effective." @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on how the 75 MPs who #SupportNC1 may only agree on 1 thing - decriminalising women www.theneweuropean.co.uk/marie-le-con...

In 2020, Nicola Packer had an abortion - then was arrested and put on trial. Now, found not guilty, she hopes she will be the last woman in history prosecuted under England’s archaic law. Read the full report from @phoebeivy.bsky.social here:

This guidance is harrowing. Telling police to use menstrual tracking apps to investigate women for illegal abortion reads like something you get out of Texas, not the UK. There's only one way to protect women - #SupportNC1 to change abortion law. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

We are proud to stand with Cosmopolitan in this fight. The law on abortion has to change. That's why we're working with MPs from across Parliament, and nearly 50 organisations to decriminalise women. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...

This morning a group of medical bodies and healthcare professionals has welcomed a cross-party amendment laid by @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social to the Crime and Policing Bill which would stop the prosecution of women under abortion law. 🔗 Find the full details here - bpas.org/about-bpas/p...

We were incredibly proud to stand alongside @gemmaclark.bsky.social to deliver her petition calling for abortion law reform today at @10dowingstreet.bsky.social. Campaigners have today delivered a petition signed by over 100,000 UK residents calling on parliament to reform the abortion law.

Let's debunk some myths about abortion. Does abortion lead to infertility? #AbortionFacts #ReproductiveHealth #FertilityMyths

“Across the rest of the UK, women are able to access this care closer to home – it is deeply unjust that Scottish women are left behind.” - Heidi Stewart, CEO of BPAS. Read article here: shorturl.at/hg9Qw #AbortionRights #HealthcareForAll #BackOffScotland #ReproductiveJustice #BPAS

Join our friends Drs for Choice and Abortion Talk for their 2nd annual conference, 'Breaking siloes: Abortion beyond the clinic', on Friday 20th June. More info and tickets available here: www.tinyurl.com/breakingsilo...

The safe access zone in Bournemouth has been protecting our patients and staff since 2022. Before the zone came into force, we received more than 500 reports of harassment outside. This is the story clinic staff have to tell 🔽 www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2508076...

Over 20,000 runners at the biggest London Landmarks Half Marathon ever - and #TeamChoice showed up strong!💪 They’ve smashed their £4.5k goal, raising £6.7k+ for BPAS. So many thanked us on the course - a powerful reminder of why we fight for choice.💜 #LLHM2025 #TeamChoice

We are cheering on #TeamChoice at the London Landmarks Half Marathon today!

This June, one of our dedicated team members, Gail, is taking on an incredible challenge - climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for BPAS. Over eight days, she will push herself physically and mentally, all in support of ensuring access to reproductive healthcare.

Today an anti-abortion protester was found guilty of breaching a safe access zone around a clinic in Bournemouth. This was never about global politics, but about the simple ability of women to access legal healthcare free from harassment. Read our statement here 👇 www.bpas.org/about-bpas/p...

We welcome the news that the govt will expand pharmacy provision of free emergency contraception and work to end the current postcode lottery. However, if the govt are truly committed to improving access, they also need to reclassify this medication.

One in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime. Their stories and experiences matter. Today and always, we are here if you need us. #BPAS #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #BansOffOurBodies #ReproductiveRights #ProChoice #AbortionRights #TrustWomen #KeepAbortionSafeAndLegal

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Meet some of the amazing #TeamChoice runners taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon on April 6th! 🎉 BPAS staff & supporters are coming together to run for the right to choose and raise vital funds! Donate here bit.ly/tcllhm & cheer them on in the comments! 👇💙 #TeamChoice #BPAS

"Now is the time to double down on commitments to sexual & reproductive health to stop women dying from preventable causes such as unsafe abortion. We must not sell them out to a regressive political ideology." Excellent piece by Dr Sophie Harman for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

💡 Important reminder: Your body, your choice. Always. ✨ Share if you stand by this! 🙌 #YourBodyYourChoice #SpreadTheMessage #BPAS #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #BansOffOurBodies #ReproductiveRights #ProChoice #AbortionRights #TrustWomen #ShoutYourAbortion #KeepAbortionSafeAndLegal

The latest data from the Department of Health shows why we need desperately need investment and innovation in contraception: ➡️ Fewer women are using any contraception ➡️ Women are turning away from hormonal contraception ➡️ Inequalities in access continue www.gov.uk/government/s...

🚨 It’s happening. JD Vance’s attack on safe access zones has emboldened extremists, fuelling harassment online and on the streets. Britain is pro-choice - let’s keep it that way. Help us hit £10k by March! 💜 👉 Donate now: bit.ly/3QoXMtE (30% goes to @brigidalliance.bsky.social )

We very much welcome new guidance published this week from NHS England on the commissioning of abortion services. For years, our sector has been significantly underfunded, and sadly this has impacted on women’s ability to access the care they need. www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/ab...

🚨 Race day is almost here! 🚨 #TeamChoice -10 amazing BPAS staff & supporters - will run the London Landmarks Half Marathon for reproductive rights 🏃‍♀️💜. 💰 Donate to help them hit their goal 👉 bit.ly/tcllhm 📣 Leave words of encouragement and cheer on #TeamChoice in the comments👇

📢 New blog from BPAS & Amnesty UK on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters website! Before launching #FightingBackTogether, we gathered with Amnesty UK to prepare for the fight ahead. Find out what five things you can do for reproductive rights in the US and the UK: bit.ly/srhm-bpas-aiuk

ACTION: Please sign and share this petition to protect vulnerable women and girls from prosecution under our archaic abortion law. We need just over 2,000 more signatures to secure a debate in parliament on the desperate need for legal reform. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

The Pill was revolutionary in its time, but women are voting with their feet – and more can and should be done to take this unfinished revolution forward. Excellent piece from @marthagill.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/comm...

Thanks to @johnswinney.bsky.social & @lornaslater.bsky.social for setting the record straight in @parliament.scot: JD Vance’s claims about safe access zones are false. These laws don’t ban private prayer in the home - they protect women & staff from harassment. Join us to fight back together!

🚨 One month into Trump’s presidency, reproductive rights are already under attack. But we refuse to back down. 💥 #FightingBackTogether launches NOW. 🔴 Sign up: bpas-campaigns.org/signup/ 💜 Donate: bit.ly/3QoXMtE 📢 Spread the word

Today's @theguardian.com covering why safe access zones around abortion clinics are so essential - “Some of the protesters had huge placards with graphic images of foetuses. Others held candlelit vigils and said prayers. One scattered baby clothes in the bushes." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Part of Vance's comments yesterday focused on the Scottish safe access zone law. It might be a snappy talking point to claim 'private prayer is banned' but it has no basis in truth. See what our Head of Advocacy @rachaelfrclarke.bsky.social had to say to the Scottish Parliament about it 👇

Front cover of The National tomorrow. Calling JD Vance as a liar 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lucy and Alice from Back off Scotland are a couple of legends.

Our advocacy lead had a bit of a nightmare in an interview with #r4today this morning - she's an insulin-dependent diabetic and this was terrible timing for low blood sugar. Thankfully she's recovered, and is very sorry to the presenters. Our statement on Vance is here- www.bpas.org/about-bpas/p...

When we said the US anti-abortion extremists had their sights set on the UK, we really weren't kidding. The British Parliaments voted for these laws to protect British women. We're not backing down. #prochoice #antiharassment #backoff

1 in 3 women will have an abortion in their lifetime. We all know and love someone who has had an abortion. #BPAS #abortion

📢 In Wales, there is nowhere that you can access abortion after 20wks meaning that vulnerable women needing care up to the legal limit of 24wks must travel to England - often at their own expense. Thank you to @sionedplaid.bsky.social for raising this untenable situation in @senedd.wales yesterday

🚨 Trump is back, and the attacks on reproductive rights have already started. Will you join us in the fight back? ⬇️ Sign up to our mailing list and donate to support the fight! linktr.ee/BPASlink

Definitely no coincidence. And please sign my decriminalisation petition which is now less than 8k away from the threshold for a government debate. We CAN fight back petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Contraceptive innovation has stalled for decades. Women deserve modern, effective methods that fit their lives without the burden of sometimes debilitating side effects. Find out more about our work to improve access and change the conversation about contraception bpas-campaigns.org/contraception/

Anti-abortion activists here in the UK are emboldened in their continued attempt to strip women of their rights, dignity, and future. www.the-independent.com/news/uk/poli...

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