Duffy's NHS England analysis of hospitalizations for treatment of abortion complications, a rate of 1-in-17, reflects concerns raised by many in the United States regarding an increase in women visiting emergency departments after REMS safety regulations were weakened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Biden-Harris administration. Biden's FDA also removed in-person dispensing... Continue Reading →
Not sure what’s going on inside? Let’s scan and be sure. Marie Stopes message to women in Uganda – of course they are not talking about providing scans before abortions… but if they did, women would see exactly the same thing, their developing baby. Marie Stopes Ug probably provides more than 10,000 abortions each year... Continue Reading →
Who pays?
The Mexico City Policy is about “who pays” rather than reducing abortion numbers. Despite emotive protestations about the likely harmful effects of this policy, we find that the global abortion business at MSI-RC continues to grow. As President Trump reinstates this policy, we should follow suit and stop using our taxes to fund overseas abortion.... Continue Reading →
MSI-RC anonymous donor funds
In a recent article, Inkstick joined with MSI Reproductive Choices (MSI-RC) to criticise US Christian groups for providing funds to pro-life organisations operating across Africa.[i] They wanted to ring the alarm bells that some rich philanthropists were giving away their own money to support causes that align to their own personally held ideologies. Considering the... Continue Reading →
Abortion totals in USA drop by 32,000 in six months.
A new report in the USA shows how the Dobbs decision last year, led to 32,000 less abortions in the following six months. Average monthly abortion totals have fallen by about 6% and are now back to the levels reported in 2020, reversing a multi-year increasing trend. #WeCount is a national abortion reporting effort that... Continue Reading →
In 2020, Marie Stopes global provision of abortion fell by 40%. They provided 2,800,000 abortions compared to 4.6m in 2019. The original 'target/goal' for 2020 was 5m abortions. The CEO's remuneration has fallen by 43% from 2018, down to £244,000 from a high of £434,000.
Do not use my taxes to pay for abortion overseas.
Foreign Aid Budget Cut. MSI Reproductive Choices, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and UNFPA have each lost significant levels of funding from the UK taxpayer. The Government has decided to withhold £131 million of previously agreed funds from UNFPA and has informed MSI and IPPF that £70m expected in June 2021 for its flagship Women’s Integrated... Continue Reading →
Do not use my taxes to pay for abortion overseas.
Government has decided to withhold £131 million of previously agreed funds from UNFPA and has informed MSI and IPPF that £70m expected in June 2021 for its flagship Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme will not be paid. We welcome these funding cuts. https://christianconcern.com/comment/do-not-use-my-taxes-to-pay-for-abortion-overseas/
Your taxes are funding abortion on-demand overseas.
What is the Global Gag Rule and if you are a UK taxpayer, or a pro-life supporter, why should you care about political issues in the USA? My takeaway: It’s time to stop using our UK taxes to fund international NGOs in their provision of and campaigning for abortion on-demand across Africa. Less than two... Continue Reading →
Self-managed medical abortion in India.
On International Safe Abortion Day, September 28th, Marie Stopes International held a public webinar, during which one of its presenters stated that self-managed medical abortion using drugs from pharmacies across India is not legal. This is important because MSI has been reporting for many years that its operation in India provides at least 40% of... Continue Reading →
Abortion in Poland
31 countries, including Poland, are clearing stating that abortion law is a sovereign matter; the United Nations and international organisations can lobby and campaign for abortion policy change but do not have the right to provide or enable the provision of illegal abortion services. Abortion law This week, Poland’s constitutional tribunal ruled that abortion for... Continue Reading →
The impact of abortion on global population growth
Summary I think we must consider the impact of abortion when discussing future population growth. Based on current data and the UN projected rates, the availability of abortion choice reduces population growth over the next eighty years by 43%, enabling the projected 11.2b rather than 16b, a reduction of 4.8 billion. Discussion Our global population... Continue Reading →
