Baroness O’Loan

It is not possible on the telephone to ensure a woman’s privacy, to ensure that she is not being coerced. Government stats show that, since 2020, 54,000 people have been admitted to hospital in England for complications from abortion pills. Last year alone, some 12,000—over 6% of women taking such medication—required hospital treatment. To safeguard women and girls, will the Minister take action to restore the requirement for face-to-face consultations? Will she also assure the House that there will be no extension of the time limits for access to medical abortions?

Watch a short video clip of Baroness O’loan’s speech in the House of Lords on 12 November 2025.