The Scottish government is planning to reform abortion law. An expert group was set up in 2024 and its recommendations were published in November 2025.
Royal College of Nursing
25 Jun 2026
The Scottish government asked key stakeholders, including the RCN, to share views on the 36 recommendations that set out what reforms the expert group think the Scottish government should make. Our feedback will be used by the Scottish government to inform their next steps, and we expect the government to publish its proposals for abortion reform later this year or early 2027.
Most of the 36 recommendations made by the expert group are in keeping with RCN’s positions on abortion law reform. Our positions focus on the right to choose; access to safe care; the right to conscientious objection except in an emergency; and that abortion is governed by regulatory not criminal law.
Continued: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/abortion-law-reform-250626
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