Home early medical abortion up to 10 weeks gestation DHSC consultation

DHSC: Open consultation
Home use of both pills for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks gestation

The UK government is consulting on possibly the most significant change to the law on abortion since 1967. In short, the proposal would make permanent the emergency provisions made a year ago, to permit women in the first 10 weeks pregnancy to take both pills to induce a medical abortion at home. The pills are sent through the post. There is no requirement for a face-to-face consultation but an initial consultation with a ‘clinician’ is held over the phone. The government is promoting the change on the basis that more women will have earlier consultations and therefore earlier abortions that, it argues, will be safer. CMF opposes the change in the law, again on the basis of safety. The full submission can be found here.

For further information:

Steven Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) 020 7234 9668

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Alistair Thompson on 07970 162 225

About CMF:

Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) was founded in 1949 and is an interdenominational organisation with over 5,000 doctors, 900medical and nursing students and 300 nurses and midwives as members in all branches of medicine, nursing and midwifery. A registered charity, it is linked to over 100 similar bodies in other countries throughout the world.

CMF exists to unite Christian healthcare professionals to pursue the highest ethical standards in Christian and professional life and to increase faith in Christ and acceptance of his ethical teaching.