In the five years since the introduction of pills-by-post, more than 54,000 women have been admitted to an NHS hospital in England for the treatment of complications arising from the use of abortion pills. Analysis of accredited official statistics published by NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, shows that 1-in-17 of... Continue Reading →
2023 abortion statistics now 10 months late
A government minister or a higher-up in the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) must have decided that timely publication of Abortion Statistics is a waste of time and resource, what other reason is there for a further delay of ten months for this annual report? Parliamentary Questions need to be asked, again. UPDATE... Continue Reading →
Who pays?
The Mexico City Policy is about “who pays” rather than reducing abortion numbers. Despite emotive protestations about the likely harmful effects of this policy, we find that the global abortion business at MSI-RC continues to grow. As President Trump reinstates this policy, we should follow suit and stop using our taxes to fund overseas abortion.... Continue Reading →
At least 39,000 women treated for DIY abortion complications in five years
In the last five years across England and Wales, at least 39,000 women have been treated at NHS hospitals for complications arising from failed or incomplete DIY medical abortions at home; in the past, these complications would have been treated at the abortion providers’ facilities. Five years ago, abortion was only provided at approved abortion... Continue Reading →
Government has no plans to report on all abortion complications
The Government recently published new statistics showing that many thousands of women are being treated for abortion complications at NHS hospitals. In its report, the Department noted that these complications were not being reported by the independent abortion providers such as BPAS and MSI Reproductive Choices, and yet there are no plans to make this... Continue Reading →
3,900 hospital admissions in 2021 for abortion complications
In England during 2021, at least 3,900 women were admitted to an NHS hospital for surgical treatment of complications arising from abortion. On 23 November 2023, the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID), part of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), published new official statistics reporting the rate of complications arising from... Continue Reading →
There is no ‘Good Faith’ without an in-person consultation.
Doctors are legally obliged to have enough evidence to justify forming a good faith opinion that a woman’s pregnancy is below the 10-weeks limit before prescribing pills-by-post and enabling her abortion at home. The DHSC does not consider this to be possible in the absence of an in-person consultation. On 07 November 2023, Scott Benton... Continue Reading →
Abortion complications massively under-reported
Abortion providers are massively under-reporting the incidence of complications arising from incomplete medical abortions. They also under-state the risk of an incomplete abortion when consenting women for this procedure. Thankfully, Lord Jackson has questioned the Government about this critical issue and is holding the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) to account to ensure... Continue Reading →