Abortion: Telemedicine
Commons · Question 44413 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help detect coercion in women seeking abortions during remote (a) phone and (b) video consultations.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Apr 2025
Safeguarding is an essential aspect of abortion care, and all providers are required to have effective arrangements in place to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, in compliance with the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures for the ap...