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Plans to record mothers’ drinking habits on baby health records scrapped

Proposals to include a pregnant woman’s drinking habits on her child’s medical record have been ditched, campaigners said. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said it opposed National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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Medics urge minister to act against protests outside abortion clinics

Pro-choice campaigners have urged a Scottish Government minister to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics to prevent “vulnerable” women being targeted by protesters. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has written to ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:55

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Blind footballer Dave Clarke appointed British Paralympic Association CEO

Paralympic blind footballer Dave Clarke has been appointed as chief executive of the British Paralympic Association. Clarke, who competed at Atlanta 1996 in goalball, scored a record 128 goals in 144 appearances for England in blind ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:40

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SAFETY ALERT: Parents warned not to use bath toy containing chemical unsafe for young children

A company is recalling a children's bath toy due to unacceptable levels of a chemical classified as unsafe for young children. According to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), Kandytoys (Europe) Ltd is ...

22 Dec 2022 at 10:33

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Rare genetic blood disorder means Oran cannot go out in natural light

Imagine having to sit in complete darkness for a week, to recover from the severe effects of a genetic condition, for which you are being denied an available treatment. That is the desperate situation facing Oran Carlin ...

25 Jul 2023 at 12:33

Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to police – leading doctors

Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to the police, leading women’s doctors are expected to say. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will remind healthcare workers of their duty ...

22 Jan 2024 at 12:49

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Darren Young fired up to play through the pain for a game that helped save him

Former RAF firefighter Darren Young is determined to play through the pain and help Great Britain’s sitting volleyball squad book a place at next year’s Paris Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade. The ...

17 May 2023 at 14:12

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Derry patients denied blood disorder treatment available in Scotland

CLINUVEL, the pharmaceutical company which has developed a successful treatment for the life-limiting condition erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is preparing to mount a legal challenge in the form of a judicial ...

12 Oct 2023 at 15:33

New Health Secretary will not seek to ‘undo’ abortion laws

New Health Secretary Therese Coffey has said she will not seek to “undo any aspects of abortion laws” despite her views on the subject. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is a Catholic, voted against same-sex ...

07 Sept 2022 at 15:21

Westminster urged to follow Sturgeon’s lead on abortion ‘buffer zones’

Westminster has been urged to follow Holyrood’s lead and bring in legislation to create “buffer zones” around abortion centres. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) made the plea after Scottish ...

06 Sept 2022 at 17:26

‘Desperate need for reform’ over mother jailed for illegal abortion

Women’s rights groups have said there is “desperate need for legal reform” after a mother-of-three was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown. Carla Foster,...

12 Jun 2023 at 21:49

Woman who illegally procured her own abortion during lockdown is jailed

A woman who illegally procured her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant has been jailed in what a judge called a “tragic” case. Carla Foster, 44, was sent abortion-causing drugs ...

12 Jun 2023 at 19:24

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