British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service was established as a registered charity in 1968 to provide a safe, legal abortion service. At the creation of our charity, women would still need to pay for their care themselves. Over the years we have worked with the National Health Service to ensure that access to abortion care is equitable, fast and free for the client. Today we provide services on behalf of the NHS across the country from Cornwall to Scotland and in Wales also. Today over 95% of the women we take care of have their treatment paid for by the NHS. Our political and advocacy work has, over time, meant we have been able to 'give a voice'​ to the women who use our services and protect it for future generations. We have become experts in our specialist area of healthcare meaning we help shape clinical and service standards with the medical colleges. The decades of experience we have in providing abortion care has meant we've been able to innovate services and advocate changes to law and provision. As well as abortion care, we also offer a range of other reproductive services for Men and Women including Contraception, STI Testing and Vasectomies.