{"id":187550,"date":"2018-08-28T15:14:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T20:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=187550"},"modified":"2018-08-28T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T20:14:14","slug":"uk-abortion-pill-home-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/uk-abortion-pill-home-women\/","title":{"rendered":"UK’s plan to legalize abortion pill at home won’t make women safer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The BBC reports<\/a> that current abortion<\/a> law in the United Kingdom requires a woman to visit an abortion provider for a medication abortion (abortion pill). She must take both the first pill of the regimen (mifepristone, to starve the preborn baby of nutrients) at the provider’s office and then return 24-48 hours later to take the second pill (misoprostol, to cause contractions) in office. However, a new law set to take effect at the end of this year will allow the second pill — which sets in motion the labor process for the woman to expel the body of her deceased baby — to be taken after the woman arrives back home.<\/p>\n

READ: Abortion pill dangers are unknown because half of U.S. states don’t report complications<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some women have reportedly experienced some harrowing circumstances under the current law, going into labor before making it home. Of course, the BBC only reports the comments of those praising the law change:<\/p>\n

The chief medical officer said the move would increase choice for women, and ensure they received “safe and dignified care”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Dame Sally Davies said: “Abortion can be a difficult experience so it is important that women feel safe and as comfortable as possible.”…<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Lesley Regan, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said it was “a major step forward for women’s healthcare”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“This simple and practical measure will provide women with significantly more choice and is the most compassionate care we can give them” she added.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It will allow women to avoid the distress and embarrassment of bleeding and pain during their journey home from an unnecessary second visit to a clinic or hospital.”<\/em><\/p>\n