NEW 2020 DATA
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics
Characteristics of women having induced abortion | Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
1967: abortion is allowed (Abortion Act dated 17 October)
1990: Human Fertilization and Embryology Act
2018: Approval of home as a class of place for treatment for the Termination of Pregnancy, permitting self administration of misoprostol at home (Wales, no specified gestational limit (20 June); England, up to 9 weeks and 6 days from LMP (27 December))
Specific conditions due to COVID-19
- Approval Order of the Department of Health and Social Care of the UK Government on 30 March 2020
- Approval Order of the Department of Health of the Welsh Government on 31 March 2020
– Use of telemedicine and approval for home-use of both mifepristone and misoprostol up to 9 week + 6 days
– New guidelines support non-use of ultrasound at this gestation for example if LMP is certain and no significant risk of ectopic pregnancy
– Approval for EMA home-use includes postal delivery of medication
Legal conditions
- Two registered medical practitioners must certify that the required medical grounds have been met.
Specific conditions for minors
- Parent’s (or guardian’s) consent required for minors under 18 only if minors do not meet criteria for able to give own consent.
Abortion legislation | Practical conditions | Abortion statistics | Characteristics of women having induced abortion
Fertility and contraception data | Country-specific characteristics
Consent of 2 physicians required.
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SOURCES
COVID measures taken from the article by Bojovic N, Stanisljevic J, Giunti G. The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom. Health Policy. 2021 Jul;125(7):841-858.
IPPF European Network – Updated January 2012 (http://www.ippfen.org/)
Department of Health (http://www.dh.gov.uk/)
National statistics, Department of Health – Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2020 (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (https://www.bpas.org/abortion-care/considering-abortion/prices/)
We thank Dr. Sharon CAMERON for her help in data collection.
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