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PRESS RELEASE – 16 February 2006 Abortion Rights welcomes the government’s pilot study into medical abortion at home. The study has concluded that the procedure is safe and preferred by women seeking the privacy and support of a home environment. Medical abortion at home is widely and safely used by women in many countries including France and the USA. We hope that the Department of Health will move to extend such access to all women. Contrary to popular belief, women in Britain still frequently face significant and distressing problems accessing abortion, including a postcode lottery of long NHS waiting lists and obstructive GPs. If made widely available, medical abortion at home may reduce current unfair barriers to abortion services in Britain and improve women’s choices and experience of abortion. Women’s decisions about whether or not to end an unwanted pregnancy are carefully made because they have huge impact on her life. Improving women’s access to and experience of abortion will be of huge benefit to women across Britain. Ends Notes to editor: 1. Abortion Rights is the national pro-choice campaign, working to defend and extend abortion rights and provide a pro-choice voice to the media. 2. Abortion Rights is campaigning to: 3. Abortion in the UK |





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