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Ministers dismiss concerns about ‘pills-by-post’ abortion
The government has strongly rejected calls to reinstate face-to-face requirements or otherwise restrict the pills-by-post policy.
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Two peers attempt to halt abortion up-to-birth
They seek to overturn a clause that would make it legal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, even up to the moment of birth, and to ensure that no abortion takes place at home without an in-person consultation with a medical professional.
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54,000 hospital admissions as a result of pills-by-post
1 in 17 women who manage their abortion at home require hospital care for incomplete abortions or other serious side-effects.
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Is abortion a poverty issue?
Why do women have abortions? A lack of money is often claimed to be the reason that most women choose abortion. However, a new paper finds that the link between poverty and abortion is not so simple.
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Activist academics call for pills-by-post expansion
They call for abortion law across the UK to be amended in line with World Health Organisation guidance, which supports at-home medical abortions up to 12 weeks.
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Over 1 in 20 women take mifepristone again after failed abortion attempt, US study finds
A study in the United States has found that over 5 per cent of women who had a chemical abortion took mifepristone again after a failed abortion attempt, raising more concerns about the safety of the drug. 865,727 abortions using mifepristone between 2017 and 2023 were analysed by the Ethics…
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Abusers can easily obtain abortion pills in the post, MPs told at SPUC parliamentary event
MPs have heard just how easily abortion pills may be falsely obtained under the pills-by -post scheme, enabling abusers to coerce women into abortions. The devastating findings were delivered at a parliamentary event in Westminster hosted by SPUC. On 6 May, SPUC hosted a parliamentary event to raise awareness about…