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Health Update

24 February 2022

Proposing MP
Maggie Throup Con
Erewash
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
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At a Glance

Issue Summary

The statement addresses the extension and eventual cessation of temporary arrangements for early medical abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Action Requested

The government is extending the current temporary approval until August 29, 2022, after which pre-COVID regulatory requirements will be reinstated. A copy of the consultation responses on this issue is being deposited in both Houses' Libraries.

Key Facts

  • Temporary arrangements for early medical abortion were put in place at the start of the pandemic.
  • The temporary approval allows women to take both pills up to 10 weeks gestation at home.
  • This arrangement will end at midnight on 29 August 2022.
  • Before the pandemic, only the second pill for early medical abortion could be taken at home.
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