‘Abortion is part and parcel of women’s healthcare. It should be regulated and delivered as such’.

Women in the UK with medical conditions including epilepsy, heart problems, and cancer struggle to obtain abortion care, even though the continuation of their pregnancy poses a significant threat to their health.

A British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) briefing published last month, based on 2,900 women with medical complexities who the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) helped to find abortion care during 2016 and 2017, highlights the fact that in 21st-century Britain women are being compelled to continue pregnancies they do not want due to a lack of appropriate services, or have to endure stressful, long waits for care while also coping with a health condition that may be exacerbated by pregnancy.