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The Freedom to Choose

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:53:00 +0000

In this guest blog, VAWG professional, writer, activist, and Let’s Change the Act campaigner, Alice Jackson, explores abortion rights and coercive control.

Last week, the House of Lords voted to decriminalise abortion and pardon and expunge the records of women who had been criminalised for seeking abortions outside of the legal limits. A historic day, and a day hard and long fought for. There are now only three steps left until this bill becomes law, and the landscape of how abortion is delivered in England and Wales is changed, hopefully forever (though we can never be too careful).

Guest Blog: “It can’t happen here”: The future of abortion rights in Scotland (and what we can do about it)

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:46:00 +0000

In this guest blog, actor, writer and campaigner Ally Ibach explores how anti-choice narratives became entrenched in the USA, and why Scotland needs modern abortion law that works for women in the face of rising threats to reproductive rights.

Standing up against abortion disinformation

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:43:00 +0000

Following the recent publication of the Scottish Government’s Abortion Law Review report, we’ve published a briefing for MSPs in support of the report’s recommendations and calling for the full decriminalisation of abortion, alongside a modernised health-based system of abortion care in line with international health and human rights standards.

Since the release of the report, there has been a concerted campaign to publicly distort its recommendations. We’re calling on MSPs to stand up against these kinds of tactics.

Breaking: Landmark report sets clear path to decriminalisation and modernised healthcare

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:21:00 +0000

Today, the Scottish Government have released an Expert Group report that provides a clear roadmap for removing abortion from the criminal justice system and replacing the outdated Abortion Act 1967 with a modernised, health-based framework.

Out and about in Glasgow

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:10:00 +0000

Why abortion rights mattered - Time’s Up for Outdated Abortion Laws

Site administrator — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:07:00 +0000

By Jen Ang, Director of Lawmanity

Decriminalising Abortion in Scotland – Your questions answered

Site administrator — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:33:00 +0100

1. Is abortion legal in Scotland?

No. Women and pregnant people in Scotland currently do not have the legal right to make the final decision about ending a pregnancy. Instead, that power lies in the hands of doctors, two of whom must approve any request for an abortion. Other rules set out in the Abortion Act 1967 dictate how, where and when abortion can be accessed.