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2022 WHO Abortion Care Guideline: what it is, what it recommends and what we can learn
2022 WHO Abortion Care Guideline: what it is, what it recommends and what we can learn Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) published their long awaited new Abortion Care Guideline, containing recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. In this blog, we take a look at the guideline, focusing on five key recommendations…
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK comment on UK Government vote to keep the option of early medical abortion at home
MSI Reproductive Choices UK comment on UK Government vote to keep the option of early medical abortion at home. Media statement London, 30th March 2022 Today, the House of Commons has voted to keep the option of early medical abortion at home. MSI Reproductive Choices’ UK Advocacy and Public Affairs Advisor Louise McCudden said: “We are delighted…
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MSI Reproductive Choices comment on six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion
MSI Reproductive Choices comment on six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion Media statement London, 24th February 2022 Today, the government has announced a six-month extension for at-home early medical abortion and has committed to keeping this under review. In March 2020, the UK Government approved temporary measures to enable women and pregnant people to take both…
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK comment on 2020 ONS Abortion Statistics for England and Wales
Media statement London, 10th June 2021 – If you are covering today’s new Abortion Statistics for England and Wales, you may find the following statement and summary from MSI Reproductive Choices UK helpful. Dr Jonathan Lord, UK Medical Director for MSI Reproductive Choices, said: “These numbers come as no surprise. Access to contraceptive services, already challenging because of…
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Coalition of charities call on Health Sec to permanently legalise at-home early medical abortion care
Today a coalition of charities and organisations have published a letter to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP demanding the continuation of telemedicine for early medical abortion beyond the pandemic. Signatories include the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives, Women’s Aid, Rape Crisis,…
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Stylist magazine publishes interview with MSI client on abortion during the pandemic
Jenny*, MSI UK client, spoke to journalist Hannah Keegan from Stylist about her experience of terminating a pregnancy in August 2020, during the pandemic. Read Jenny’s story below. *names have been changed. As I reached the fifth week of the pregnancy […] I googled ‘pregnancy termination UK’ and the number of an organisation called MSI…
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Two new studies show why early abortion care at home should be made permanent
London, Friday, 19th February 2021 Two new studies show why early abortion care at home should be made permanent Two new studies analysing the latest data on early medical abortions have found that allowing abortions at home has provided a safe, effective, more accessible service that patients prefer. New research from MSI Reproductive Choices UK focusing…
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8 out of 10 women in the UK prefer telemedicine, new study shows
London, Friday, 19th February 2021 Abortion at home, with no hospital or clinic visit, is the preferred choice for 8 out of 10 women in the UK, new study shows As the UK government consults on whether permitting women to take the first abortion pill at home should become a permanent measure, new data from MSI Reproductive Choices…
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Abortion Statistics for England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you are covering today’s new Abortion Statistics for England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find the following helpful.
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BBC News turns the spotlight on women denied abortions because of the coronavirus epidemic
Around the world, Covid-19 has made access to abortion increasingly challenging. In a heart-breaking report by reporter Jean Mackenzie, BBC News highlighted the difficulties for women in many parts of Europe, where many hospitals have stopped offering the procedure. In many countries, efforts to contain the virus, such as quarantines, self-isolation, school closures and travel…
