Ahead of the general election, Paris Ali-Pilling and Sarah Cheverton take a critical look at MP for Portsmouth North, Penny Mordaunt’s voting record across a range of issues since her election in 2010, using the [… read more ]
In addition to exploring what existing powers it has to protect abortion clinics, Portsmouth City Council (PCC) has stated its support for national legislation to introduce ‘buffer zones’ around these sites. Sarah Cheverton reports. Following more [… read more ]
To celebrate the arrival of 2018, we’re looking back this week at the most popular 10 articles published on S&C in 2017. From tactical voting to therapy with horses, from the right to protest to [… read more ]
On 14th November, local resident and member of Hampshire Pro-Choice, Emily Brotherhood, gave a deputation to ask Portsmouth City Council to introduce measures to prevent religious anti-abortionists from intimidating women outside the BPAS clinic at [… read more ]
Feminist blogger and activist Lucy Schorn reports on last weekend’s protest at St Mary’s Hospital, where pro-choice activists and religious anti-abortion protesters came face to face. On Saturday 28th October, I joined over a hundred [… read more ]
Pro-choice activists from Portsmouth and Hampshire are organising counter-protests in response to the 40 Days for Life anti-abortion vigils being held daily outside St Mary’s Hospital until 5th November. Sarah Cheverton reports. 40 Days for [… read more ]
40 Days for Life is a religious anti-abortion campaign that protests outside clinics providing abortions in the hope of changing the minds of women scheduled for, or considering, the procedure. Between 27th September and 5th [… read more ]
40 Days for Life is a religious anti-abortion campaign that protests outside clinics providing abortions in the hope of changing the minds of women scheduled for, or considering, the procedure. Between 27th September and 5th [… read more ]
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