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"I Got Pregnant During the Cost of Living Crisis…Having a Baby Was Not an Option for Me"

As the cost of living crisis continues, bringing with it rising food, heating, electricity, and petrol prices, there is a lesser known impact the crisis is having. Statistics from the UK government show the number of abortions in England and Wales increased by 17 percent between January and June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, and experts believe this is a direct result of the cost of living crisis. The annual abortion statistics for 2023 have been delayed until January 2024 due to a
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Iceland Has Cut Its Price of Formula, but Breastfeeding Still Isn’t Free

In August, supermarket giant Iceland did the unthinkable, and promoted that the chain would have a "permanent" price reduction on baby formula. While it might seem like an obvious move for supermarkets, given the current cost of living crisis, to provide support for parents of formula or combi-fed babies via discounts on such an essential item, it's actually illegal for them to shout about it. Yes, really.

Back in 2007, regulations were passed to ensure that marketing in supermarket adverts as
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I Never Leave the House Without a Binder On, Now I'm Raising Money for Top Surgery

Xion Ioannou, a non-binary fashion creative, tells POPSUGAR about how their experience in becoming their most authentic self with an underfunded and stretched NHS has led them to seek gender-affirming treatment privately. Ioannou is currently working as an External Business MAA at Urban Outfitters in London after working for eight years in the fashion industry. In their personal life, they are now fundraising for top surgery (bilateral mastectomy) – a life-changing decision for them. Read about
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A Woman Has Been Jailed After Taking Abortion Pills Past the Legal Limit in the UK

A woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after admitting she induced an abortion at home after the legal time limit of 10 weeks. The 44-year-old – who has not been named – obtained the medication (mifepristone and misoprostol) under the legal "pills by post" scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, when pregnant people were unable to attend in-person appointments at reproductive clinics.

According to the BBC, the woman, who is already a mother of three, one of whom has additional needs, to
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The Met Is "Institutionally Racist, Homophobic, and Misogynistic" — How Can We Trust Police Again?

It's been two years since Sarah Everard's tragic murder that rocked the nation in March 2021. Her death, at the hands of serving police officer Wayne Couzens, caused fear, frustration, and outrage that someone in a position of trust and power could commit such a heinous act. Following his arrest and sentencing to life imprisonment, a report was commissioned by The Metropolitan Police into its conduct. The review by Baroness Louise Casey was published on 21 March 2023 and the findings are, quite
POPSUGAR Celebrity UK •

Georgia Harrison’s Instagram Following Helped her get Justice Against Ex, Stephen Bear

Former "Love Island" star Georgia Harrison has revealed that her social media following played a huge part in helping her get justice after her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear shared private sexual footage without her consent. When she learnt of an explicit video circulating online, she called upon her 1.2million Instagram followers for support. "I just felt like my dignity was already gone. Everyone was sending this around, it was time to get some help," she tells POPSUGAR.

Harrison became the victi
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Georgia Harrison Speaks for the First Time About Revenge Porn in New ITV2 Documentary

Former "Love Island" star Georgia Harrison is leading a new ITV2 documentary about being the victim of revenge porn, as her traumatic experience with ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear played out publicly. In a clip, released on Instagram on 14 March, she speaks for the first time about the incident, and all that followed, in a bid to raise awareness of the crime in "Revenge Porn: Stephen vs Bear".

"I was silenced for so long and I literally suffered in ways the public really never got to see," she begi
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Deliveroo launches legal action over UK cannabis dealer’s name

The founder of the UK’s ‘biggest’ online weed dispensary - hilariously named ‘Dispenseroo’ - has claimed to have figured out a way to deliver THC buds, pre-rolls, hash and edibles to customers who freely order on the clear web.

The site is clearly laid out like your typical online shop - only, it’s aimed at those who want to unwind by firing one up.

Forget burner phones and clandestine meetings. Here, shoppers can seemingly add weed products and accessories to their cart ‘safely’ and are greet
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Member of LGBTQ+ community argues it's 'counterproductive' to boycott World Cup

The country has a penalty ‘of up to seven years’ imprisonment’ for those in the LGBTQ+ community who have intercourse with a person of the same sex, as well as operating a version of Sharia law, which means it is possible for men who are intimate with another man to be sentenced to death.

Britton asked: “Are we going to end up in a situation where the West dictates that countries who don’t agree with every single policy then, therefore, can’t put a football team together? As that wouldn’t be mu
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Woman Who Suffered 'Incomplete Miscarriage' Denied Treatment Under Anti-Abortion Law And Left To Bleed

The unidentified woman bled for 10 days after staff refused to remove the pregnancy tissue from her uterus for fear that they would be infringing on Wisconsin’s 1849 ban on abortions, which is back into effect now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade.

The law states that performing an abortion is a criminal offence, with notable exception. Abortions are only permitted in Wisconsin when deemed ‘necessary, or is advised by two other physicians as necessary, to save the life of the mot

Men Are Downloading Period Tracking Apps To 'Cause Chaos' After Roe v Wade Overturning

Ray Walsh told Tyla: "By downloading and using period tracking apps to add static to cycle tracking databases that could be leveraged by law enforcement to find women suspected of having a termination, men can help to support this important cause by potentially making it harder for the authorities to pinpoint women suspected of having an abortion.

"While the potential exists for large-scale menstrual-cycle-app data analysis to be used to find women suspected of having an abortion, it seems more
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US Supreme Court Eliminates Women's Right To Abortion

Millions of people in the US will now lose the legal right to obtain an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned the milestone 1973 legislation that guarantees women the right to abort up until foetal viability.

The judgement is said to now be transforming abortion rights in the USA, with individual states now being able to decide whether to ban the procedure.

In May, a draft opinion was leaked on Roe v Wade that suggested that the Supreme Court would vote in favour of overturning the legis

Model Who Says She Was Sexually Abused By Agency Boss 'Blamed Herself For Years'

Speaking of her inability to escape the situation with Gérald, Carré said: “I was 17, I was totally 17 and so in over my head. I mean, this whole world - I had never been out of The United States, I’d never been to New York. I was so in over my head, and he really held all of the cards.

“It was organised for me to come to New York, it was organised for me to go to Paris and stay in the apartment of the boss. And I also thought that might be a hopeful thing, that I was the sort of ‘chosen one’.

People Are Concerned The Depp-Heard Trial Will Set A Precedent For Future Survivors

The jury found that Amber did in fact defame her previous partner in an op-ed for The Washington Post, titled: “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.”

Despite not identifying her former partner in the article by name, the jury determined that the Aquaman star acted with ‘malice’ in the article, and subsequently ordered that she payout Johnny $15 million in damages, which was later reduced to $10.35m by Judge Penny Azcarate due to Virginia's stat

US Parents Are Sharing Their Children's Reactions To The Uvalde Shooting

Now, in the wake of the 27th school shooting to have taken place in the US this year, parents are revealing how their children – who are as young as toddlers in some cases – responded to being told about this heinous crime.

Others responded to the thread, writing: “In 2nd grade (Year three), 8 years ago, my kid cried telling me about their shooting drill and how her teacher would try and ‘fight’ the shooter so they had to run as fast as they could out of the room and they all started crying and

'I'm A Sexual Abuse Survivor And It's Damaging When You Joke About The Heard-Depp Trial'

But these aren’t just jokes, and this is not a comedy. This is real life. And not just for the two people facing down in the very public courtroom.

Anu, 41, was subjected to sexual abuse from the age of three by a member of her household. For Anu, watching events unfold from a trial that details allegations of sustained abuse from both parties – and the way they have been played for laughs – is hard to take.

“It’s led to the public really not taking this seriously anymore and I fear that the p

Should I Delete My Period-Tracking App?

The news has sparked concern among women about the kind of data they are sharing regarding periods, miscarriages and terminations over fears that it could be shared with the authorities and used to prosecute them.

"There appears to be a real danger that if anti-abortion laws are passed in the US, menstrual cycle tracking app data could potentially be exploited to place women under surveillance and single them out if they become pregnant and are later suspected of terminating their pregnancy."

‘I Self-Induced My Abortion And I Wouldn’t Have Had It Any Other Way’

She did know, however, “that I could reach out to specific individuals about this if I ever needed the help. It was not the most pleasant experience, of course, but it was definitely something that I preferred and I probably wouldn’t have had it any other way.”

“We are devastated to see that the US, previously a global leader in women’s health and rights, might soon strip away the reproductive rights of tens of millions of American women. Abortion is essential healthcare and if this decision st

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