Dept of Health considers issue of British abortion pills

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which carries out a quarter of all abortions in the UK, is considering proposals that would allow women to bring home an abortion pill and take it without medical supervision.

Dept of Health considers issue of British abortion pills

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which carries out a quarter of all abortions in the UK, is considering proposals that would allow women to bring home an abortion pill and take it without medical supervision.

This would enable the 7,000 women who travel to Britain each year for abortions to bring the pills back to Ireland and terminate their pregnancy here.

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