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Protect the 24 week time limit for abortion

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WOMEN NEED 24 WEEKS FOR A REASON!

The 24 week time limit for abortion in Britain is under threat.

Help fpa (Family Planning Association) protect the 24 week limit and a women's right to choose.

MPs and groups who oppose women having abortions are going to use the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill going through parliament to slash the abortion time limit from 24 weeks to 20.

There is no scientific evidence to do this either on grounds of women's health or the survival of babies born under 24 weeks.

fpa opposes any cuts to the time limit, a view also supported by the Royal College of Nursing, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, and Ante-natal Results and Choices.

Women needing an abortion between 20 and 24 weeks gestation are often in tragic and difficult circumstances. They are extremely vulnerable and many are ending what began as a wanted pregnancy.

The most vulnerable women will be affected including those:

whose baby has been diagnosed with a disability
in personal crisis, (eg their partner may have left them)
delayed by a health professional who doesn’t agree with abortion
experiencing NHS delays
who may not have known they were pregnant (especially menopausal or very young women)
in denial of pregnancy
women who face physical and/or mental abuse if they continue with their pregnancy

These women need time and support when faced with ending a pregnancy. If the time limit was cut at all the only result would be to overwhelm vulnerable women with extra pressure and stress and subject them to unjustifiably poor levels of health management, when what women actually need is time to make the right decision.

Give them that time.

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fpa (Family Planning Association) is the UK's leading sexual health organisation. We deal with all aspects of sexual health including, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, sex and relationships education. We run a national helpline, community projects, professional training, sell resources and books and millions of our information leaflets on all aspects of sexual health for adults and young people are distributed across the country.

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www.fpa.org.uk

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