Women Are Now Able to Permanently Access Abortion Pills by Mail in England and Wales
glamour.com) and has been praised for making healthcare more accessible for thousands of people. Initially, the government intended to scrap the scheme from August 29, 2022—a move that was widely condemned by medical groups and women's rights campaigners.
However, on August 23, the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed that new legislation will enable women to keep accessing the “pills by post” service and that legislation has just gone into effect.
In short, this means that people based in England and Wales seeking to terminate pregnancies of up to nine weeks and six days will be able to access at-home abortion going forward.
There is no upper or lower age limit on who can use abortion pills, but the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health will publish safeguarding guidance for under-18s accessing early medical abortion services.
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