Groups urged The Department of Health and Social Care to change abortion regulations so women can continue to access services. Read more on Grazia
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service says the government has confirmed that women will be able to access a telemedical abortion service and take abortion tablets at home during the coronavirus crisis.
The group had asked that the government to allow women to request early medical abortions remotely, and that it be allowed for the medication needed to be taken at home. They called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Department of Health and Social Care to change rules that require abortions to be signed off by two doctors, and allow them to be signed off by one and widen the remit to include other healthcare professionals, while the NHS is overwhelmed by coronavirus.
GPs, hospitals and medical centres across the UK have been cancelling appointments in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused campaigners to urge the NHS to take action for those in need of critical abortion services.BPAS says that in the next 13 weeks, as coronavirus reaches its peak, 44,000 women in England and Wales will need an early medical abortion.
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