GPs seek clarity on abortion service provision

The association representing the bulk of the country’s GPs is holding an extraordinary general meeting tomorrow against a backdrop of no engagement with the Department of Health on how it plans to roll out a doctor-led abortion service.

The meeting of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) in Portlaoise takes place as figures from Britain’s department of health show a decline in the number of women, resident in Ireland, travelling to the UK for abortions.

Details released yesterday show 3,092 women with Irish addresses underwent abortions in England and Wales in 2017, down 5% on the previous year, with the majority travelling to Manchester.