<p>Vicky Spratt and Diane Munday are <a href="https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-make-abortion-a-medical-issue-not-a-criminal-offence-imacriminal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">campaigning</a> to decriminalise abortion&nbsp;in England, Scotland, and Wales.</p><br><p>Diane Munday campaigned to legalise abortion in Britain in the 1960s. Her activism has not only changed women’s lives in this country — but saved them.&nbsp;Munday had a termination in 1961, when it was illegal.&nbsp;Her husband’s salary meant she was able to afford the procedure. But a friend of hers who had a backstreet abortion died.&nbsp;She went on to fight for the legalisation of abortion in Britain. Over 50 years after the 1967 Abortion Act was passed, Munday is fighting for legal reform.</p><br><p>Along with journalist Vicky Spratt, Munday is fighting for the decrimalisation of abortion in England and Wales. Spratt has also changed the law.&nbsp;Her <a href="https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/ban-letting-agents-fees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakeRentingFair campaign</a> resulted in the government banning letting agency fees for tenants.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Now, Spratt and Munday — two women who’ve already changed the law — are campaigning legal reform with Refinery29's <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/10/8573191/diane-munday-abortion-campaigner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImACriminal campaign</a>. Listen to the episode to find out more about this important campaign. You can sign their <a href="https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-make-abortion-a-medical-issue-not-a-criminal-offence-imacriminal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Change.org petition here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Please subscribe, rate, and review.&nbsp;</strong>Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @HBHPod. You can find Rachel on Twitter @RVT9.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Refinery29, Vicky Spratt, Diane Munday, and Nina Joyce.</p><br><p><strong>Credits: </strong></p><p>Host and creator: Rachel Thompson</p><p>Producers: Maria Dermentzi and Nikolay Nikolov</p><p>Editor: Shannon Connellan</p><p>Music: Christianne Straker</p><p>Illustration: Vicky Leta</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>