Just nine maternity units will be able to offer abortion services by January 1st
Sources say 145 GPs have signed a contract to provide termination services to patients
Dec 21, 2018
Jennifer Bray, Paul Cullen
Only nine out of 19 maternity units will be in a position to offer abortion services by the planned introduction date of January 1st, it has emerged.
Sources also said that while 145 GPs signed the contract to provide abortion services to their patients, just 106 doctors had signed up to provide termination of pregnancy services to any woman seeking access to the abortion pill.