Marie Stopes

Deceptive Hysteria Surrounds Abortion Debate in Northern Ireland

Gary Spedding | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Gary Spedding

In my opinion, there is a serious lack of education coupled with a deliberate propagation of misinformation in the political and public sphere when it comes to women's reproductive rights in Northern Ireland.

2012 Review: Sexual And Reproductive Health

Helen Marsden | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Helen Marsden

2012 was a year when sexual and reproductive health hit the headlines in a big way. Sexual and reproductive health continues to cause passionate debate around the globe year after year.

Dina Rickman

'It's Surprising It's Been Uncontroversial For So Long'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dina Rickman | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK

It’s been a great year for the pro-life lobby. That’s the view of Mark Bhagwandin, Senior Education and Media Officer of anti-abortion charity ...

Calls For Inquiry Into Private Abortion Clinic

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK

Northern Ireland's Attorney General has called for an investigation into the opening of the country's first private abortion clinic. John Larkin, w...

Private Abortion Clinic Opens In Northern Ireland

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK

Northern Ireland's first private abortion clinic will officially open on Thursday amid protests from pro-life campaigners. The Marie Stopes centre ...

Is Northern Ireland Ready For Abortion?

Emma Campbell | Posted 12.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Emma Campbell

Northern Ireland is known for its history of religious and state conflict; a recent scar that most of us living here would wish healed. So strange then that the group most disregarded during the Troubles, yet vital to its peace process, i.e. women, should be the subject of unity between the extremes of both Catholic and Protestant religious voices this week

Dina Rickman

'There Will Be A Lot Of Backlash'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dina Rickman | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

Abortion is, technically, illegal in Northern Ireland, except in exceptional circumstances. Which is why it's pretty audacious that Marie Stopes is op...

First Private Abortion Clinic To Open In Northern Ireland

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK

The first private clinic to offer abortions in Northern Ireland is to open in Belfast, with pro-choice campaigners describing the move as a "real step...

A New Way to Reduce the Number of Abortions

Tracey McNeill | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK
Tracey McNeill

When they leave our centres most women say to us: "Thank you for looking after me, but you won't see me here again." Something is going wrong somewhere, and we want to help put it right.

Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Year in Review

Helen Marsden | Posted 04.03.2012 | UK
Helen Marsden

For much of the world, it's the time of year for family, feasting, present giving, and of course the annual review. They always say if you can't beat them join them, so here's Marie Stopes International's look back at what proved to be a pivotal year in sexual and reproductive health, and a peek forward at 2012.

Abortion: It's not the Government's job to tell Women What Counseling They Need

Kate Smurthwaite | Posted 30.10.2011 | UK Politics
Kate Smurthwaite

The debate around a woman's right to choose on abortion is often thought of as mainly about term limits. It's easy to forget that there are many more obstacles which can be put in the way of women seeking to end an unwanted pregnancy.