Research, data analysis, and commentary on abortion, fertility trends, and pro-natal policies.
Providers of regulated healthcare are obliged by law to say “Sorry” to patients when something goes wrong. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) details this in its Regulation 20: Duty of Candour. This post examines whether it is possible that BPAS failed to meet this statutory requirement in at least 5,000 cases during the last year.... Continue Reading →
Its directors say that the last few years have been a ‘turbulent period within BPAS’; that seems like a fair conclusion given damning reviews from the Care Quality Commission, the loss of £millions, a failed IVF business, and the resignation of the CEO and more than half of the senior officers. The BPAS Annual Report... Continue Reading →
BPAS is the largest abortion organisation in the UK, likely to have provided more than 100,000 abortions in 2023 (about 45% of all abortions). BPAS is collaborating with Dame Diana Johnson in her attempt to have abortion decriminalised in England and Wales. It is an organisation that has been struggling in recent years: In the... Continue Reading →
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is promoting a new cohort study into the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of telemedicine early medical abortion by Aiken et al. published in BJOG here. RCOG lauds this as the largest data study into telemedicine abortion, whilst the authors caution that there are gaps and possible inconsistencies... Continue Reading →
In this briefing we bring you three new sets of data about early medical abortion services being provided across England and Wales. Our analysis will help to inform those responding to government consultations, which ask for your views on whether or not the temporary measure introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing women and girls to... Continue Reading →
UPDATE on October 8th, 2020: "Since the 1 April the Department has not been notified of any maternal deaths relating to abortion. The Department is aware of reports of two women who died after seeking abortion treatment earlier this year. Both sought care before the temporary approval came into force on 30 March and physically... Continue Reading →
