Abortion pill can be taken at home in England, under new plan
From BBC News.
Women in England will be allowed to take an early abortion pill at home, under a government plan due to take effect by the end of the year.
Currently, women ending a pregnancy in its first 10 weeks must take two pills at a clinic, 24 to 48 hours apart.
Under the new plans, which will bring England into line with Scotland and Wales, the second pill can be taken at home. This avoids the risk of women miscarrying while on the journey home…
…Professor Lesley Regan, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said it was “a major step forward for women’s healthcare”.
“This simple and practical measure will provide women with significantly more choice and is the most compassionate care we can give them” she added. “It will allow women to avoid the distress and embarrassment of bleeding and pain during their journey home from an unnecessary second visit to a clinic or hospital.”
But the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children said the move “further trivialises abortion”.
“The abortion pill puts women through a terrible emotional and physical ordeal,” a spokesperson said.
“The determination of the abortion industry to push women to undergo this in their own home with no real medical supervision illustrates their cavalier attitude when it comes to the well-being of women.”
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