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At-home medical abortions 'as safe as clinic care up to 12 weeks'
The Guardian
|October 03, 2025
At-home abortions should be allowed for up to 12 weeks across the UK, according to academics, after a study found that they were as safe and effective as hospital care.
A medical abortion involves taking two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, to end a pregnancy.
In 2022, at-home medical abortions were made a permanent option in England and Wales, following temporary legislation allowing these to take place at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Northern Ireland, at-home abortion care is not permitted at any gestation.
Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) recommending that early medical abortions can occur safely at home in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, legislation across England and Wales limits this to 10 weeks.
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