Abortion Support Network

One of our team has shared her abortion story, and why our work is so important to her. Read it here: www.asn.org.uk/my-abortion-...

theguardian.comPolish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift and anonymous access to pill

“I think in Poland, abortion access won’t be solved by politics but by women and communities" Polish activists launch ‘Abortomat’ in Warsaw - an abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Ruth Fletcher

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Today in blog 5 for #SafeAbortionDay we hear from Camille Kumar of @asn.org.uk about the experience of those who had to travel after a failed early medical abortion #NoTimeLimits #ReproJustice #RepealedThe8th #TimeForLiveableAbortionCare bsky.app/profile/aoif...

Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social

📢 Blog 5/10 of our #InternationalSafeAbortion Day series from Camille Kumar @asn.org.uk 'Abortion care, interrupted' centres on access to medication & what happens when people's bodily autonomy are curtailed #ReproductiveJustice #SafeAbortion #FeministLegalWork👇 dflw.ie/abortion-car...

dflw.ieAbortion care, interrupted. - Doing Feminist Legal Work‘I had a medical abortion at 10 weeks, about a month ago. Two weeks after the treatment began, I called my doctor and told her the pregnancy test had 2 faint

We hear from 1 person every week who can't get an abortion where they live, AND is experiencing domestic abuse. If they can't get help to get to a clinic, they're trapped. Our helpline volunteers are often the only place people can turn for practical & emotional support to get care.

The quote is from Lina*, who found out she was pregnant after the German limit. She got an appt in the Netherlands, but her boyfriend emailed and cancelled it. Then he took her phone to stop her making a new one. All over Europe, abusers are stopping women from getting safe abortion care.

We urgently need to raise extra funds to help women like Lina get to a clinic safely. The average cost of care is over £900, and can be a lot higher. Please donate if you can so someone like Lina can safely get to a clinic: www.asn.org.uk/no-other-way

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Aoife O'Donoghue

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Over The Top Under The Radar

14 Sept

We can't wait to read this book about the campaign for buffer zones in Scotland, and thank you so much to Lucy and Alice for donating the proceeds to ASN 💜 You can pre-order your copy here: www.waterstones.com/book/back-of...

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31 Aug

We don't need the Tommy Robinson's and Elon Musk's of the world to protect women and girls. They try to infantilise us. We save us. 🎧 Camille Kumar from @asn.org.uk joins us for this week's episode — available below! #WomensRights #Feminism #OTTUTR

28 Aug

Our Camille is chatting to Carys Afoko on the latest episode of Over the Top Under the Radar Have a listen here! open.spotify.com/show/512bTJN...

27 Aug

Currently, if you don't have a passport, the ferry is your only route from Ireland into the UK to access an abortion. We've supported several people over the last few weeks who didn't have a passport and so had to travel by ferry.

27 Aug

Requiring a passport will create YET ANOTHER barrier to people travelling for care, and we're really worried it will push some people over the limit. If you've never had a passport, it will likely add at least 3 weeks onto the time it takes to get to a clinic.

17 June

TDs have voted to remove the 3-day wait from Ireland’s abortion laws!

17 June

Here are some examples of people who were blocked from accessing abortion care by the 3-day wait. It will be too late to help them, but it will help many more in their situation in future:

17 June

There are still huge gaps in abortion provision and barriers to access that must be addressed. Here are some examples of who WON’T be helped by this bill: people over 12 weeks, people who had an EMA and it failed, many cases of foetal anomaly

We’ve logged on btw

TOMORROW (17 June) there will be a vote in the Dáil on removing the 3-day wait from abortion law in Ireland This small change would make a big difference. Around 10% of the people who contact us from Ireland are within 3 days of the legal limit, i.e. pushed over the limit by the 3-day wait

theguardian.comAbortion regret is a myth. Irish women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices | Roe McDermottMore people regret knee surgery than abortion. So why is the patriarchy still scaring us with lifelong torment, asks Irish writer Roe McDermott

The 3-day wait is a medically unnecessary, mandatory waiting period between requesting an abortion and being able to access one www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...