UK – Abortion pill: ‘Traumatic’ barriers to access

Abortion pill: 'Traumatic' barriers to access
March 7, 2018

A woman who paid for two surgical abortions after contraception failed has said she would support moves to let women take abortion pills at home.

"Claire" told the BBC Wales Live programme that the requirement to return to a clinic to take the second of the two pills needed for the process made things "unnecessarily traumatic" for women in remote areas without transport.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-politics-43316892/abortion-pill-traumatic-barriers-to-access

07.03.2018

UK – Allow abortion pill to be taken at home, says Labour AM

Allow abortion pill to be taken at home, says Labour AM
By Jenny Rees and Kate McDonald BBC News

March 7, 2018

Women should be able to take abortion pills at home, Labour AM Jenny Rathbone has said.

It is currently illegal to do so, meaning the course of two pills three days apart has to be taken in a clinic.

Jenny Rathbone has called on ministers to broaden the list of places where an abortion can legally take place to include a woman's home.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-43301019