Abortion: Drugs
Lords · Question HL4438 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that medical complications and associated risks arising from at-home tablet-induced abortions are accurately monitored, recorded, and reported.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 31 Jan 2025
It is a legal requirement in England and Wales that all terminations must be notified to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of the procedure. The Department provides the HSA4 form for this purpose. Information is collected on the abortion and the wo...