{"id":13517,"date":"2016-12-12T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=13517"},"modified":"2016-12-12T13:44:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:44:26","slug":"funding-cuts-may-lead-to-rise-in-pregnancies-and-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/funding-cuts-may-lead-to-rise-in-pregnancies-and-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding cuts may lead to rise in pregnancies and abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0The UK government announced cuts in public health services. Doctors have advised that this might lead to a rise in abortions and pregnancies.<\/h3>\n

Reporter: Micaela Kolischer<\/h4>\n

The cut is believed to jeopardise women\u2019s chance of getting a variety of 15 types of contraceptives, provided by GPs in the UK, also known long-acting reversible methods.<\/p>\n

GP Anne Connolly visited the BBC’S\u00a0Victoria Derbyshire<\/em> show<\/a> today and said: \u2018\u2019We\u2019ve seen fantastic reductions in teen pregnancy over the last 10 years. One of the mayor factors has been improved education to primary care to the contraceptive services, a lot of extra training but particularly a focus on the much more reliable, much more cost efficient long-acting reversible methods\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Contraception in Britain, specifically the morning after pill costs over \u00a330, while in other countries in the rest of Europe, it costs five times less, The Independent<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

However, the morning after pill is not the only cost women endure. Before buying it, they need a compulsory consultation with a pharmacist, which would stop many women from buying the pill, The Telegraph<\/a> explained. Still, some medical professionals suggested that consultations give women the ability of becoming informed about STD’s and other possible hazards.<\/p>\n

This has sparked outrage on social media, with many women expressing their concern:<\/p>\n

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