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94-Year-Old Abortion Rights Pioneer Fights for Decriminalization

1/5/2026

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Diane Munday, abortion rights campaigner, says that after the 1967 Abortion Act, the UK still imprisoned women who terminated pregnancies, leaving work incomplete.
Now aged 94, Munday continues to advocate for full abortion decriminalization in the UK.
She worries about rollback of abortion rights in the United States and the influence of Nigel Farage.
Munday remains hopeful younger MPs will back reproductive rights, noting the availability of emergency contraception.

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Diane Munday, abortion rights campaigner, says that after the 1967 Abortion Act, the UK still imprisoned women who terminated pregnancies, leaving work incomplete.
Now aged 94, Munday continues to advocate for full abortion decriminalization in the UK.
She worries about rollback of abortion rights in the United States and the influence of Nigel Farage.
Munday remains hopeful younger MPs will back reproductive rights, noting the availability of emergency contraception.