Prior to the pandemic, women had to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills, but during the first lockdown in March 2020, women were able to receive the pills by post after telephone or videotaped consultation. The government had planned to withdraw from the service in England in August, but the Lords voted in favor of retaining it as it considered the health and care bill. The Commons said that after changing the rules two years ago, 150,000 women had abortions at home before the 10th week of pregnancy. Face-to-face services will remain an option. The House of Commons voted 215 to 188, with a majority of 27, in favor of the House of Lords amendment earlier this month. A total of 72 Conservative MPs voted in favor of continuing accession while 174 opposed the move. 125 Labor MPs supported the measure and four voted against it. Clare Murphy, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), said in a statement: “Early abortion at home is a safe, effective and important choice for women. “We look forward to being able to provide this service in the future and we are incredibly grateful to all the Members of Parliament who defended it.” Image: Jess Phillips talked about her experience in abortion Labor MP Jess Phillips told lawmakers of her own experience with the abortion after she became pregnant shortly after her son was born, and said home services would allow women to take the medicine earlier if they did not have to. to wait for an appointment. “One thing I would say when I had an abortion is that the worst abortion process is waiting,” she told lawmakers. “I had decided what to do with my body. I had taken it the second time I saw that I was pregnant on a pregnancy test, because I am an adult woman, perfectly capable of handling my body and knowing my own mind. That is the way we should treat every woman in this country. “ Ms Phillips said she had to wait eight weeks after deciding she wanted an abortion, but added that it was “a while ago” before even the birth control pill was widely available. “I made this decision and I did not feel sorry for it, I did not feel bad about it. I made the decision on behalf of my newborn son. In fact, I do not even need an apology, I did not want to have a baby just having one and it is completely inside me to make this decision “. Conservative MP Laura Trott added that maintaining the service was “a matter of human dignity, the dignity of women”. He told MPs about a “close family member who had an abortion”, explaining: “There is a reason the first pill is known as an abortion on the bus. Go get the pill and the results can happen very, very quickly. “He was driving home, he had to go to Sainsbury’s where he vomited in a toilet, he had severe diarrhea, he was bleeding very, very heavily. This was imposed on her due to an artificial restriction we put on how women can access abortion. It is not right”. Image: Women will still be able to go to clinics Conservative former Cabinet Secretary Maria Miller said telemedicine services would be regulated in the same way as face-to-face abortion care, adding: “since telemedicine became legally available.” Health Minister Edward Argar said the government believed that medical abortions should return to pre-COVID regulations and “face-to-face services continued, as this temporary change was based on a specific set of emergencies”. Conservative MP Dr. Caroline Johnson said she “would rather have the discomfort of having to go to a clinic than worry about learning that some women have abortions without going to those clinics.” The Royal Consensus is expected before the end of the current parliamentary session in May.
