This October, the #HateRunningLoveAbortions team will each be running 60km each across the month to raise money for the Abortion Support Network (ASN). We are a group of twelve women, located in Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Hull, Norwich and The Faroe Islands. Though we have a love/hate relationship with running, we are all passionate about reproductive rights and believe every person should have access to free, safe and legal abortions!

Abortion access across Europe is still shockingly limited. The six counties of Ireland still do not have access to abortion services and countries like Poland, Monaco and Liechtenstein have incredibly restrictive laws. In Malta, abortions are illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. Even in countries where abortion is legal, like Italy, it can be very difficult for people to access terminations due to doctors objecting or refusing to refer people for treatment, meaning they still have to travel to access the procedure. 

The Abortion Support Network’s work is vital to ensuring everyone has access to a safe abortion, regardless of where they live or financial means. Every year ASN helps hundreds of people travel to access abortions, mainly from Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar and Poland. These are journeys people have to make because of criminalisation of abortion and poor service provision where they live, often facing distances of hundreds of miles by land, air and sea to access care.  

Across the month, we are covering the kilometres that so many people have to travel simply to access what should be readily available to them. If you can, please donate to our fundraiser and help raise vital funds for the ASN to ensure that those who need help can access it.

Our target is £200 but we would love to see it go higher and raise as much money as possible. 

Love and solidarity, 

Chloe, Maev, Stella, Abi, Lara, Jess B, Rosa, Greta, Eireann, Jess T, Frankie and Marta

PS- Support us on social media using the hashtag #HateRunningLoveAbortions