AN EXHIBITION in Oxford which looks at abortion 50 years after it was legalised in the UK will run next month.

Oxford University and Open University researchers have created My Body My Life, which will run at the Old Fire Station in Oxford from November 7 until November 11.

The exhibition has been designed to look like a fashion boutique and use clothing to bring women's experiences come to life.

About 200,000 abortions take place in the UK every year.

Imogen Goold, Associate Professor of Law at the Oxford Law Faculty, said: "This exhibition is a fantastic example of why it’s so important for academics to engage with the public about their work.

"My Body My Life brings this important research into the community, and will broaden public understanding of abortion, a subject that affects so many of us but about which we are often silent.

"Over the past 50 years, the Abortion Act has enabled thousands of women to access safe abortion services, ending the period of backdoor abortions that left so many women injured, and sometimes even dead.

"It is timely for us to reflect on the positive impact the Act had, and to think about whether it needs amendment to further ensure women retain control of their bodies and their lives."

Academics from Oxford University's Faculty of Law and the Open University's Reproduction, Sexualities and Sexual Health Research Group have worked on the exhibition, which was first shown at the Edinburgh Festival.