A Bill that will require the Government to conduct a review into the risks associated with at-home medical abortions in which a woman self-administers a medical abortion outside of a clinical setting has been launched in the House of Lords.
With most abortions in England and Wales now performed by women at home, pro-life advocate Kevin Duffy fears for the health and wellbeing of the estimated 25 a day who suffer failed abortions.
So-called "home abortions" are on the rise in Sweden despite overall abortion numbers declining as more and more Swedish women have their abortions performed at their own homes, rather than a clinic.