The contraceptive pill should be available at pharmacies without a GP prescription, including to some under-16s, suggests a study by NHS South East London.
A new audit of the commissioning of contraceptive and abortion services in England has revealed that a third of women of reproductive age are unable to choose from the full range of contraceptives or services in their local area.
A new service provided by the internet medical practice DrEd.com. will allow women to order emergency contraception on the internet, so it arrives within two hours, rather than having to see their GP to obtain the drugs.
A US group set up to help medical students get training in abortion services is to fund opportunities in the UK for the first time, amid fears that high-profile protest campaigns against terminations and an increasingly politicised climate will deter young doctors from working in the field.
An anti-abortion computer hacker who stole the personal details of 10,000 women from the BPAS website has been sentenced to almost three years in prison.
Urgent checks of abortion clinics ordered by the health secretary last month cost £1m and meant hundreds of other inspections were cancelled, the BBC reports.
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