{"id":13577,"date":"2004-06-26T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2004-06-26T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13577"},"modified":"2023-01-28T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:42:40","slug":"news-delays-in-abortion-referrals-limit-womens-choices-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13577","title":{"rendered":"(News) Delays in abortion referrals limit women&#8217;s choices, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debashis Singh<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bmj.jpg\" alt=\"British Medical Journal, BMJ\" class=\"wp-image-11229\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Medical Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>Women in some parts of England have to wait up to two months from first seeking advice about an abortion to having the procedure, says a survey. The delays in referral mean that many women are presenting to services later than nine weeks pregnant and cannot be considered for early medical termination using the abortion pill, mifepristone, despite this being a popular option among women. . .The survey, which was conducted by Voice for Choice\u2014an alliance of national pro-choice organisations including British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Marie Stopes International, and the Family Planning Association\u2014reviewed the abortion services of 243 primary care trusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh D. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC437186\/\">Delays in abortion referrals limit women&#8217;s choices, says report<\/a>. 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