Programme
24 October 2017 - 25 October 2017
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London
24 October 2017, Day 1
09.45-10.15: Welcome
- Dr Sheelagh McGuinness (University of Bristol)
- Prof Sally Sheldon (University of Kent)
10.15-11.45: Campaigners ‘in conversation’
Featuring leading members of each of the major organisations who have worked for liberalising reform:
- Dilys Cossey and Diane Munday (ALRA)
- Marge Berer (NAC/ICAR)
- Lisa Hallgarten (Voice for Choice)
- Kerry Abel (Abortion Rights)
- Katherine O'Brien (bpas)
Chair: Clare Murphy (bpas)
11.45-12.45: The Abortion Act and Travel
- Dr Gayle Davis (University of Edinburgh)
- Dr Goretti Horgan (Ulster University)
- Dr Carrie Purcell (University of Glasgow)
Chair: Dr Ruth Fletcher (QMUL)
12.45-13.45: Lunch
13.45-15.15: The Lane Committee
- Sir Denis Pereira Gray, Prof. Juliet Cheetham (Committee Members)
- Caroline Woodroffe (Witness)
- Lord David Owen (then Minister for Health)
Chair: Dr Sheelagh McGuinness (University of Bristol)
15.15-15.45: Coffee
15.45-16.05: Interview with Professor David Baird
Chair: Prof Lesley Regan (RCOG)
16.05-17.30: Doctors ‘in conversation’
Featuring older and younger generations of doctors who have worked, or intend to work, in this area of practice:
- Prof Anna Glasier (Honorary Professory University of Edinburgh and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Prof Wendy Savage
- Dr John Parsons
- Dr Richard Lyus
- Dr Megan Griffiths
- Sean Rees
Chair: Dr Patricia Lohr (Medical Director, bpas)
17.30: Drinks reception
25 October 2017, Day 2
09.30-11.00: The Abortion Act and Changing Models of Provision
- Joanne Fletcher (Nurse Consultant Gynaecology)
- Kinga Jelinska (Executive Director, Women Help Women)
- Prof Allan Templeton (University of Aberdeen)
- Dr Ellie Lee (University of Kent)
Chair: Dr Tracey Masters
11.00-11.30: Coffee
11.30-12.30: The International Impact of the Abortion Act
- Prof Barbara Brookes (New Zealand)
- Prof Barbara Baird (Adelaide)
Chair: Prof Bernard Dickens (University of Toronto)
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-15.00: International Models for Reform
- Prof Joanna Erdman (Dalhousie University)
- Prof Jenny Morgan (University of Melbourne)
- Leah Hoctor (Center for Reproductive Rights, Europe)
Chair: Prof Michael Thomson (Leeds University)
15.00-15.30: Coffee
15.30-17.00: Parliamentarians and Reform
- Lord David Steel
- Dr Evan Harris
- Diana Johnson MP
Chair: Keith Hindell
17.00-17.30: Concluding Thoughts
- Prof Lesley Regan (RCOG)
- Ann Furedi (bpas)