British legislation Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/british-legislation/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:43:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Carla Foster case: Why UK abortion laws require drastic reform https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:43:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=41315 The recent case of Carla Foster, a British woman sentenced to 28 months in prison for a late-term abortion, demonstrates an urgent need for the reform of UK abortion laws.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/carla-foster-case-why-uk-abortion-laws-require-drastic-reform/feed/ 0 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly About Calories On Menus https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-about-calories-on-menus/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-about-calories-on-menus/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:10:04 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23982 You might have heard that, as of 6 April 2022, UK Parliament introduced new legislation that demands large restaurants, cafes, and takeaways in England with over 250 employees to display calorie information on their menus and labels.
The government have taken this action in an attempt to tackle the national obesity crisis. With the potential of having more adverse effects than good, I believe that this change needs more compassionate thought put into it.

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