Becky Parker murder: Matthew Smith jailed for life – BBC News
‘The ex-boyfriend of a pregnant mother-of-two has been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: pregnancy
Man jailed for life for killing unborn son in attack on ex-girlfriend – The Guardian
‘The teaching assistant who brutally attacked his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend in Peckham, killing his unborn son by repeatedly stamping on her stomach, has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PM calls for rethink of treatment of pregnant women in prison – Ministry of Justice
‘Treatment of pregnant women and female prisoners with babies to be reformed including tagging, problem-solving courts and alternative resettlement units.’
Ministry of Justice, 8th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Woman who took poison to terminate pregnancy jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Natalie Towers, 24, sentenced to serve two years and six months behind bars after buying poison online to terminate her unborn son.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office to compensate pregnant asylum seeker for unlawful detention – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has offered a formal apology and will pay compensation to a pregnant asylum seeker who was unlawfully arrested and detained at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Yarl’s Wood conditions deteriorated so much women are being treated like ‘animals’ – The Independent
‘Conditions at a privately run immigration removal centre have “deteriorated” over the past year to the extent that almost half of the women held there fear for their safety, according to a damning report published by the Chief Inspector of Prisons.’
The Independent, 12th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK prisons inspector seeks time limits on detention of migrants without trial – The Guardian
‘The chief prisons inspector has called for time limits on the detention of migrants without trial after fresh warnings of a significant deterioration in conditions at an immigration removal centre for women.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How do we resolve reproductive material disputes? – OUP Blog
‘Recent scientific advances have enabled us to have more control than ever over how and when we reproduce. However, these developments have resulted in serious legal discussions, raising the question: Do we lose the right to control what happens to our reproductive materials once they have left our body? Here, Jesse Wall discusses the courts’ different approaches for such disputes and the justification for their decisions.’
OUP Blog, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.blog.oup.com
No duty of care to disclose to pregnant daughter father’s genetic disease – High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In short, in 2007 the claimant’s father (‘F’) shot and killed the claimant’s mother. He was convicted of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and detained at a hospital run by the second defendant. In 2009 St George’s Hospital diagnosed him as suffering from Huntington’s disease.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th May 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Salford Royal Hospital: Woman awarded £8m after NHS blunder – BBC News
‘A pregnant woman left brain damaged after her heart was accidentally punctured during an NHS operation has won an £8m compensation pay-out.’
BBC News, 5th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for punching 16-year-old girlfriend in stomach and causing miscarriage – The Independent
‘A teenager has been jailed for punching his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, causing her to lose the baby.’
The Independent, 18th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Claudia Martins guilty of killing newborn daughter – BBC News
‘A mother who hid her newborn baby daughter’s body in a suitcase has been found guilty of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 14th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£1,200 tribunal fee prompts 40 per cent fall in pregnancy-discrimination claims – The Independent
‘The number of women lodging pregnancy-discrimination claims has fallen by 40 per cent since the Government introduced fees of £1,200 to go to a tribunal, new figures have revealed.’
The Independent, 15th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Infertility helped your career, NHS tells lawyer – Daily Telegraph
‘A high flying city lawyer, who was rendered infertile after NHS blunders, was told she was due less compensation as children would have hampered her career.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Morecambe Bay: timeline of a scandal – Daily Telegraph
‘As an independent investigation finds that mothers and babies might have lived, if not for appalling blunders by staff, and efforts to hide the failings, we look at the history of the Morecambe Bay NHS scandal.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman acted as surrogate mother for son’s IVF baby, court hears – The Guardian
‘A woman acted as a surrogate mother for a baby whose biological father is her adult son, a family court judge has been told.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Three-parent babies: Britain becomes first country to allow technique after House of Lords approves new regulations – The Independent
‘The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise so-called three-parent babies after the House of Lords backed the idea despite objections from church leaders and pro-life groups.’
The Independent, 24th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fake pregnancy woman found guilty of child smuggling – The Independent
‘A woman who faked her own pregnancy after years of infertility has been convicted of smuggling a child into Britain after apparently buying it from a Nigerian “baby farm” and passing it off as her own.’
The Independent, 6th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
