Rachael Clarke
@rachaelfrclarke.bsky.social
Liberalism, inclusive feminism, Scotland, (pro-choice) abortion, the law, and multipurpose grump. Head of Advocacy @bpas.bsky.social. Posts in a personal, cantankerous capacity.
They do all seem to have woken up this week, seen it, and taken anti-abortion posts as their top lines. It's something 50+ organisations including 6 medical Royal colleges were calling for because of stories like this one which is still with the police - www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
The shocking reality of the archaic abortion law MPs just voted out: 'I wasn't allowed to hold my baby'
Under a law from 1861, women were investigated for procuring illegal abortion, during some of the hardest moments of their lives. In an exclusive interview, Becca* tells us her story and why she's gra...
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June 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
They do all seem to have woken up this week, seen it, and taken anti-abortion posts as their top lines. It's something 50+ organisations including 6 medical Royal colleges were calling for because of stories like this one which is still with the police - www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...
The amendment fits into one post -
"For the purposes of the law related to abortion, including s58 and s59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy."
"For the purposes of the law related to abortion, including s58 and s59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy."
June 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The amendment fits into one post -
"For the purposes of the law related to abortion, including s58 and s59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy."
"For the purposes of the law related to abortion, including s58 and s59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy."
The law, when it comes into force, will bring England and Wales into line with Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as France, Ireland, NZ, Australia, Canada, and even the USA - in saying that the appropriate place for abortion law enforcement is not with a vulnerable, desperate woman.
June 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The law, when it comes into force, will bring England and Wales into line with Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as France, Ireland, NZ, Australia, Canada, and even the USA - in saying that the appropriate place for abortion law enforcement is not with a vulnerable, desperate woman.
@tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social is writing to @london.gov.uk to find out what on earth is going on. But what we really need is the law changed so these decisions aren't up to the police.
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It's time to act
No woman should be arrested for ending her own pregnancy. Together, we can stop it. Help us this June.
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May 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social is writing to @london.gov.uk to find out what on earth is going on. But what we really need is the law changed so these decisions aren't up to the police.
🔗 Please help us by taking 30 seconds to email your MP bpas-campaigns.org
🔗 Please help us by taking 30 seconds to email your MP bpas-campaigns.org
33 years of diabetes and I'm almost always perfect at it. Just super unhelpful timing to be bad at it!
February 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
33 years of diabetes and I'm almost always perfect at it. Just super unhelpful timing to be bad at it!
Honestly I feel like such an idiot - but in the moment I just couldn't get my head straight or the words out. I've done press on this for 7 years, never happened before - typical it happened live and just really hope it never happens again 🙃. Props to the team at #r4today who were super supportive.
February 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Honestly I feel like such an idiot - but in the moment I just couldn't get my head straight or the words out. I've done press on this for 7 years, never happened before - typical it happened live and just really hope it never happens again 🙃. Props to the team at #r4today who were super supportive.
Nice to see you! I decided so many people I valued had left it was probably time to take the plunge. Now I can waste twice as much time! Result.
December 13, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Nice to see you! I decided so many people I valued had left it was probably time to take the plunge. Now I can waste twice as much time! Result.