Scottish government failing women who can’t access later term abortions, campaigners say

Abortion rights group says ‘extremely vulnerable women’ are having to travel hundreds of miles to visit English clinicsCampaigners have warned Scottish ministers that they are failing in their legal and moral duties as growing numbers of “extremely vulnerable women” have to travel hundreds of miles south because they cannot access later term abortions in Scotland.Not one of Scotland’s 14 regional health boards provide abortion care after 20 weeks except in the specific cases of foetal abnormality or threat to a woman’s life. This comes despite the Scottish government pledging to rectify this “explicit inequality” three years ago, and abortion being legal on broad grounds until 24 weeks across the UK. Continue reading...