DfC Northern Ireland
DfCNI was established in 2019. We are a group of Northern Ireland clinicians campaigning for UK wide decriminalisation and provision of free, safe, legal abortion in Northern Ireland.
Our aims
We aim to:
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Advocate for women and people who can get pregnant in their right to choose abortion as an essential part of their reproductive healthcare
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Campaign for access to high-quality abortion services and sexual and reproductive health services.
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Provide evidence-based information on abortion for the public, medical students and healthcare professionals. We also advocate for better education in schools on sexual and reproductive health and relationships.
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Provide support to clinicians on the issue of abortion.
Benefits of membership
Membership costs:
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Consultants and GPs: £50 a year
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Trainees, midwives, nurses: £25 a year
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Students: £5 a year
Benefits as part of DfCNI:
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Be part of a regional network of prochoice clinicians
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The opportunity to influence policy and service development at a regional and local level
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Free attendance at Doctors for Choice NI events and workshops
Also includes all the benefits of DfCUK membership:
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Be part of a group of like-minded health professionals who campaign to defend and extend the abortion rights of women across the UK
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The opportunity to undertake training and be involved in 'Education for Choice'
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The chance to join our member working groups on Education, Training & Workforce, and Provision
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Be involved in influencing law and policy on abortion nationally
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Free attendance at Doctors for Choice UK annual conference and one other Doctors for Choice UK event per year.