SPUC has condemned the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), the UK’s largest abortion provider, after it claimed abortion facilities “will not cope” if the UK Government reverses the “pills-by-the-post” policy introduced during lockdown.
The UK Government is currently considering whether to continue its DIY home abortion policy, set to expire on 30 March, following a public consultation.
In response, BPAS, backing DIY home abortion, has said that the scheme’s cancellation would see a 43 per cent rise in abortions being carried out after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and that its staff will not be able to cope with the number of abortions.
Clare Murphy, chief executive of BPAS, said: “We cannot be clearer – services will not cope if our ability to provide early abortion care for women at home is removed…
“All NHS services are under huge strain as a result of the pandemic, and abortion care is no different – with unprecedented numbers of staff self-isolating or absent due to illness.”
She also said that, the earlier the abortion, the “better” for the “physical and mental health” of the mother.
A recent poll of 1,000 GPs across the country found that 86 per cent were concerned about women being coerced into an abortion by a partner or family member because of DIY home abortion, as the mother cannot be spoken to in person.
SPUC comment
A SPUC spokesperson said: “Once again, the abortion industry is disgracefully using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to push its pro-abortion agenda, which, it has conceded, carries both ‘physical and mental’ risks at any stage of abortion.
“All the while, the safety and right to life of unborn children are totally ignored.
“The disingenuous appeals of BPAS are, of course, calculated, attempting to make permanent a dangerous policy that puts mothers at risk in more ways than one.
“BPAS’s aim is only to further normalise abortion, not reduce it.”
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