Almost two years after the Abortion Reform Act 2019 came into being , the Tynwald Social Affairs Policy Review Committee (SAPRC) is finally asking for feedback from service users. But, since the provisions of the Act came into place in May 2019, CALM (Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation) has heard from people who have been […]
and you need just one phone number: 01624 642521. We understand that some people – even some health professionals – don’t know that this is a self-referral service. Here at CALM we assumed that everyone knew this, but it appears not. So here’s a quick recap: If you’re pregnant, and for any reason do not want […]
It’s official: the Isle of Man is a pro-choice country, and there’s a law to prove it. A quick recap: the Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation started in the back room of a pub in Spring 2016, when a few pretty angry people met to discuss what could be done to change the exisiting abortion […]
Figures released this week by the UK Government Department of Health show that 95 women travelled from the Isle of Man to England or Wales for terminations in 2018 – the year during which the Isle of Man Abortion Reform Bill (now Act) was going through the legislative process and being debated in numerous sittings […]
Abortion is now legal in the Isle of Man. If you’d like information, advice, or to book an appointment, call 01624 642521 – and, as the Abortion Reform Act 2019 says, you don’t need to be referred by your GP. It’s the same number for early medical abortions, available on-Island, or to access fully-funded terminations […]
UPDATE: new information regarding the provision of the Manx abortion service. CALM now understands that – contrary to what we were told initially – medical abortion services, which means the taking of tablets, ARE now available on the Isle of Man. We have also been assured that the DHSC is working hard to ensure that […]
The Isle of Man DHSC has chosen not to announce details of the new Manx abortion service which is available from today – so we’ll do it for them. The good news is that there is a dedicated booking and information telephone number (01624 642521). The bad news is that for now, this BPAS-run service […]
At this month’s Tynwald sitting (21 – 23 May) Members are being asked to approve three orders which will ensure that the regulations in the Abortion Reform Act 2019 actually work. The first Order http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/opqp/sittings/20182021/2019-SD-0216.pdf refers to access zones around Noble’s hospital – a topic dear to CALM’s heart as provision of these (or buffer […]
With just under a month until the provision of the Act are in place on 24 May, we know that some women will have unplanned or unwanted pregancies to deal with right now, and need access to abortion services. The choice is stark – import safe but illegal pills, or travel to the UK – […]
The Abortion Reform Act 2019 is law, and here at CALM we are now turning our attention to how it will be enacted – on 24 May – and how abortion services will be provided. So we were interested to see that Lawrie Hooper MHK tabled the following question for written reply to the Health […]