Mayor of London, Sadiq KhanI interfered to reflect a ban on ads on the London transport network, which calls for abortion to cancel its criminalization.
It is understood that the mayor is looking for a “urgent review” to transfer London (TFL) The decision to ban ads From the Charitable Consulting Corporation for the British pregnancy service (BPAS) on the basis that it may bring the Metropolitan police in a bad condition.
BPAS has placed ads in locations all over England and Wales urges people to pressure the deputies before The expected parliamentary vote On whether to cancel the abortion.
Campaign posters, which have been approved before propaganda ASA stands for unknown stories about real women who have been investigated by the police and in some cases a trial after completing the termination or pregnancy.
BPAS was informed of correspondence with TFL It will not manage the ads because “the proposed advertisement offers serious allegations about the police.” The Transport Authority later said in a statement that the article “was not compatible with the TFL advertising policy because it led to negative references about the police.”
The decision to ban ads came although the previous TFL allowed the support materials to choose buses throughout London, sponsored by doctors to choose and miscarriage It occurs and the slogan “miscarriage is health care, not a crime.”
Last year, campaign materials were also approved to help dignity in death to operate on the network, including at Westminster Tube.
BPAS said it is planning to appeal against the TFL decision “at the highest levels” and requested “an in -depth immediate explanation” of the reason behind the rejection.
A source close to London The mayor said: “As the mayor of TFL, Sadiq will seek an urgent review of this decision. Women’s voices must be heard.”
It is understood that the mayor expects the Transport Authority to act quickly and that there is recognition of the fact that the BPAS campaign aims to change the law, not to criticize the police.
“This campaign was launched to support the Tonia Antoniazzi MP modification of the crime and police bill, and we expect a vote in Parliament within weeks,” said Heidi Stewart, CEO of BPAS.
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The amendment of the crime law and the police of the government would remove women from the criminal law related to abortion in England Wales. It is supported by charities, unions and medical colleges, including BPAS and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecology.
Separate modification, offering By Labor Fellow Stella ChrissyIt seeks to criminalize abortion, as well as writing in law, the right of human being to reach abortion.
Earlier, Antoniazi said she “surprised” the TFL decision to refuse to manage advertisements on her network. She said, “The police cannot be trusted by the abortion law – and CPS or the broader criminal justice system cannot.” “NC1 amending the crime and police bill will give us the urgent change we need to protect women.”
She later said to X that she had planned to write to Khan about the “unacceptable” decision, and on Sunday she said she was “really pleased” that the London mayor had entered.
Stewart said: “Before voting in Parliament, it is very important that the voices of women who were subjected to deep harm by the current law are allowed,” Stewart said.
