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The problem with abortion reversal pills

11th March 2023

The relationship between a Glasgow pro-life group and a promoter of the so-called abortion reversal pill sparked controversy in the university community. The pill isn’t even officially medically recognised, so how did it come to be?  Former President of the UK Catholic Medical Association and promoter of so-called abortion reversal treatment, Dr Dermot Kearney was ...


Ending access to at-home abortions puts women in danger

7th January 2023

During the pandemic, the government approved the use of abortion pills at home. Lottie discusses how this decision may have changed the outlook for pregnant victims of domestic violence and abuse. On Tuesday 15 November 2022, a leaked email revealed the government’s plans to tighten access to home abortions, putting vulnerable women in the UK ...


Glasgow Students for Life host talk with prescriber of abortion pill reversal

12th December 2022

During the talk, Dr Kearney described the abortion reversal treatment he describes to pregnant people and compared himself to Oskar Schindler. Calls have been made for investigations into a doctor who admitted while giving a talk at the University of Glasgow that he prescribes abortion reversal treatment to women in Scotland, which has been described ...


Pro-life societies shouldn’t be granted SRC affiliation

3rd October 2022

Katarina discusses why the SRC should not concede to legal pressure from anti-abortion societies. *The author recognises that some people who may get an abortion do not identify as women and fully supports the right of any pregnant person to an abortion. The Student Representative Council is affiliated with over 300 student societies on campus. ...


The Texas abortion ban: a modern age bounty-hunt

15th October 2021

The Texas abortion ban reveals how our society continuously takes away the rights of women, BIPOC and transgender people. As of 1 September 2021, Texas has enacted the Heartbeat Bill, a near-total ban that only allows abortions before a fetal heartbeat is detected, which usually happens at around six weeks, long before most people know ...


What it’s like to end a pregnancy at home

23rd April 2021

One writer shares her experience of going through a medical abortion at home in her final year of university, in the hope it’ll help others who have to go through the same thing. Content warning: pregnancy, abortion I’ve never felt too in tune with my body. Throughout my life, it’s consistently been little more than ...