DfC UK responses
We welcome the new RCOG guidance for healthcare professionals on involving the police following abortion and pregnancy loss.
Jan 2024
The guidance makes it clear that health professionals should not report patients suspected of having an illegal abortion to the police, and states that it is never in the public interest to report someone for having an abortion. Read the RCOG’s statement on the guidance here.
Sonia Adesara on Sky News, talking about the RCOG guidance
Statement in response to the jailing of a woman for 28 months for taking abortion pills
Jun 2023
It is an absolute disgrace that in the UK today a woman has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for procuring her own abortion. UK abortion law is woefully outdated, shameful and dangerous.
Response to increased abortion rates E&W
Jul 2023
Statistics have shown that abortion rates have increased in the UK in recent years. The Department of Health reported 214,256 abortions in England and Wales in 2021 (1), the highest annual number since the introduction of the Abortion Act in 1967 and the beginning of data collection.
Roe v Wade Supreme court ruling
Jun 2022
DfCUK is devastated by the truly awful news from the US. Read our response and find out what more you can do to help.
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
Aug 2020
Doctors for Choice UK welcomes the plans to make NIPT available on the NHS and indeed any intervention that enhances and widens reproductive and healthcare choice.
Abortion "reversal" pill
A recent openDemocracy investigation shows that US-based extremist Christian groups are supporting doctors in the UK to prescribe the so-called "abortion reversal pill", a scam that is not evidence-based and potentially harmful. This is a shocking example of doctors putting ideology before their duty of care.
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is a safe and effective way of delivering abortion care that improves access and saves the NHS money. But the regulations allowing this new model are under threat. Follow our campaign to see how you can help us #Keeptelemedicine in a post-pandemic world.
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Position statements
Conscientious objection
Decriminalisation
Fetal abnormality
Sex-selective abortion
Workforce and training
Time limits
Undergraduate education
Gender, language, and inclusion
Submissions to formal consultations
July 2023
Doctors for Choice UK response to increased abortion rates in England and Wales
May 2021
Response to the consultation on the SFIAA bill in NI
Feb 2021
Response to the UK government's consultation on the home use of both pills for early medical abortion
Feb 2021
Response to the Welsh government's consultation on the termination of pregnancy arrangements in Wales
Dec 2020
Response to the Scottish government's consultation on telemedicine
June 2018
Letter to MPs about abortion access in Northern Ireland
Jan 2018
Home Office consultation: abortion clinic protests
Dec 2019
Response to the consultation on new regulatory regime in Northern Ireland
Mar 2018
House of Lords Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill
Dec 2018
Response to the Women and Equalities Committee inquiry into NI Abortion Law
Feb 2018
Department for Education consultation: changes to SRE and PSHE