Thursday 3rd April 2025
The Guardian has reported that “a rightwing US group backing an anti-abortion campaigner whose case has become a new source of UK tensions with the Trump administration is significantly expanding activities and spending in Britain.
Heidi Stewart, Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, BPAS, commented:
“It is deeply concerning that US anti-abortion extremists are using their significant financial resources to attempt to influence women’s access to safe, legal reproductive healthcare here in the UK.
“Following the overturning of Roe v Wade and the re-election of Trump as President, the anti-choice movement in this country have become emboldened in their continued attempt to strip women of their rights, dignity, and future. Over the last five years, we have seen record-high police investigations into abortion-related offences and the most significant parliamentary attempt to roll back abortion access in decades. The pro-choice majority must stand up and make our voices heard. We cannot afford to be complacent.”
ENDS
For further information, please contact Katherine O’Brien, Head of Campaigns and Communications. on katherine.obrien@bpas.org or 07881265276.
About BPAS
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, BPAS, is a charity that sees over 100,000 women a year for reproductive healthcare services including pregnancy counselling, abortion care, miscarriage management and contraception at clinics across Great Britain.
BPAS exists to further women’s reproductive choices. We believe all women should have the right to make their own decisions in and around pregnancy, from the contraception they use to avoid pregnancy right the way through to how they decide to feed their newborn baby, with access to evidence-based information to underpin their choices and high-quality services and support to exercise them.
BPAS also runs the Centre for Reproductive Research and Communication, CRRC. Through rigorous multidisciplinary research and impactful communication, the CRRC aims to inform policy, practice, and public discourse. You can find out more here