Abortion: Drugs
Lords · Question HL7975 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for determining whether an in-person consultation is required following a request for at-home abortion tablets.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 5 Jun 2025
In March 2022, Parliament voted to amend the Abortion Act to allow women in England and Wales to take one or both pills for early medical abortion at home at up to 10 weeks’ gestation. The legislation came into force on 30 August 2022.Women should be give...