RCN member briefing paper on decriminalisation of termination of pregnancy

In 2018, the RCN launched a UK-wide survey of its members on the principle of removing criminal sanctions from termination of pregnancy. This is commonly known as decriminalisation of abortion. This briefing paper provided some background to the debate around decriminalisation and was designed to support the completion of a survey that informed our position paper, first published in December 2018 - Decriminalisation of Termination of Pregnancy Position Statement (Dec 2018).  

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