Charlotte Kelly

Fabian Women leading the fight for abortion reform- then and now

Charlotte KellyIn 1937, Stella Browne, an active member of the Fabian Society, told a Commons Committee that she had previously chosen an abortion. In doing so, she was confessing to the criminal act of procuring a miscarriage under the 1861

Aug 02 26August 02, 2026

Article at fabianwomen.org.uk

Tackling abortion stigma though legal reform

Recently, the Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent meaning that women and pregnant people have been removed from the criminal law related to abortion in England and Wales. In this guest blog, friend of Abortion Talk Charlotte Kelly tells us

Apr 30 26April 30, 2026

Article at abortiontalk.com

‘It is time for the Lords Spiritual to leave the House of Lords’

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill fulfils a manifesto promise of constitutional reform and modernisation. Yet the reform leaves another group in the House…

Apr 01 26April 01, 2026

Article at labourlist.org

‘The European Convention on Human Rights: a vital shield for children’s rights’

Even when not explicitly mentioned, children benefit from the same protections set down in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as any other citizen.…

Mar 18 26March 18, 2026

Article at labourlist.org

BSACP Website- copy-editing

Oct 09 25October 09, 2025

Website at British Society of Abortion Care Providers

Oveturning of Roe v. Wade

Podcast Episode · The Young Fabians Podcast · 08/05/2022 · 1h 9m

Aug 05 22August 05, 2022

Podcast at Young Fabians

Balancing Rights: The Future of Remote Courts in Public Family Law

Image Description: Socially distanced judges in courtroom

Jan 30 22January 30, 2022

Article at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

The law about teenage kissing

CW: This video contains discussion of sexual assault, focusing on the law surrounding kissing. Charlotte Kelly examines the statutes around sexual touching and asks how the law should be applied in cases involving under-16s who consent to kiss each…

Jan 19 22January 19, 2022

Video at Oxford University Springboard Outreach Program

Reflections on the BSACP/RSM 2021 Online Conference on ‘Abortion Care: Ensuring Excellence, Promoting Wellbeing and Improving Training’, 7 October 2021 - BSACP

28 November 2021 The British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP) held its annual conference online for the second year in succession, and once

Dec 06 21December 06, 2021

Article at British Society of Abortion Care Providers

Reforming the Family Courts Post-Covid: How to Hear the Voices of Parents

Charlotte Kelly reflects on the adoption of 'telehearings' in family courts during the pandemic and makes the case for the reforms that are needed.

Oct 06 21October 06, 2021

Article at Young Fabians

Telemedical Early Abortion Gives Service Users Privacy and Safer Access – Tell the Home Office It Needs to Become Permanent

In the first article of the Law Network's ongoing Blog Series, Charlotte Kelly discusses the significance of the Home Office's consultation: 'Home use of both pills for early medical abortion'.

Feb 17 21February 17, 2021

Article at Young Fabians

Invited Speech at the RCOG World Congress 2019

15 July 2019 My name is Charlotte Kelly and I am the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Representative on BSACP Council. I’m speaking here today

Aug 29 19August 29, 2019

Article at British Society of Abortion Care Providers

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Photographed by me during Brexit protests in Westminster

Jan 31 19January 31, 2019

Image at The Guardian

Isle of Man Becomes First Part of the British Isles to Decriminalise Abortion - BSACP

29 January 2019 The move towards reproductive choice in the world is often incremental – allowing abortion in some cases but not others, gradually

Jan 29 19January 29, 2019

Article at British Society of Abortion Care Providers

Anti-Abortion Protests Outside Abortion Service Providers in Ireland Highlight the Need for Buffer Zones Around Abortion Clinics in Ireland and Britain - BSACP

22 January 2019 The first week of extended access to abortion services in Ireland has also brought with it scenes in Galway of picketing and campaigning

Jan 22 19January 22, 2019

Article at British Society of Abortion Care Providers

A Human Right to Divorce?

The case of Owens v Owens rocked the legal world in late July, when the Supreme Court decided that Tini Owens could not divorce her husband, despite the court recognising that this could leave her “trapped in an unhappy marriage.” Her husband, Hugh

Sep 03 18September 03, 2018

Article at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

These are the stereotypes young people face when they come in contact with the law | The Independent

Dangerous, vulnerable or just plain stupid – seeing how language is used to describe children can reveal how our mental ideas of the 'typical' teenager are formed

Sep 02 18September 02, 2018

Article at independent.co.uk

Discriminatory changes to UK disability benefits: some hope from judicial intervention?

Welfare benefit law and policy has seen considerable controversy over the last few years, as existing benefits are changed and reduced. This April saw the annual changes to benefit levels and eligibility. Yet one case in December last year, and the

Apr 30 18April 30, 2018

Article at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Falling into gaps and getting stuck in traps: Post-18 transition for young people with learning difficulties

Connor Sparrowhawk, a young man of 18 with autism and epilepsy, was admitted to Slade House after he became increasingly agitated by changes as he prepared to leave school and transition into receiving adult social care services. Slade House was an

Mar 04 18March 04, 2018

Article at ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Stumpwork, subversion and the 17th Century

written by Charlotte Kelly Tour rooms 44 to 46 of the Ashmolean and you will find a wide array of 17th century European art. Look again though, and you may find something missing. Of the 60 or so p…

Feb 04 16February 04, 2016

Article at blogs.ashmolean.org

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Fabian Women leading the fight for abortion reform- then and now

Tackling abortion stigma though legal reform

‘It is time for the Lords Spiritual to leave the House of Lords’

‘The European Convention on Human Rights: a vital shield for children’s rights’

BSACP Website- copy-editing

Oveturning of Roe v. Wade

Balancing Rights: The Future of Remote Courts in Public Family Law

The law about teenage kissing

Reflections on the BSACP/RSM 2021 Online Conference on ‘Abortion Care: Ensuring Excellence, Promoting Wellbeing and Improving Training’, 7 October 2021 - BSACP

Reforming the Family Courts Post-Covid: How to Hear the Voices of Parents

Telemedical Early Abortion Gives Service Users Privacy and Safer Access – Tell the Home Office It Needs to Become Permanent

Invited Speech at the RCOG World Congress 2019

Centrefold Image

Isle of Man Becomes First Part of the British Isles to Decriminalise Abortion - BSACP

Anti-Abortion Protests Outside Abortion Service Providers in Ireland Highlight the Need for Buffer Zones Around Abortion Clinics in Ireland and Britain - BSACP

A Human Right to Divorce?

These are the stereotypes young people face when they come in contact with the law | The Independent

Discriminatory changes to UK disability benefits: some hope from judicial intervention?

Falling into gaps and getting stuck in traps: Post-18 transition for young people with learning difficulties

Stumpwork, subversion and the 17th Century