Abortion Information

 An unwanted pregnancy

Sometimes a woman's circumstances are such that she feels she just cannot continue her pregnancy. As health carers, we appreciate this is a decision never taken lightly and often a decision of last resort, when a woman sees no other choice. For information on what an abortion entails and access to abortion services, she must approach her GP or local Family Planning or Sexual Health Clinic for referral to the specialist service.

Like all services, the abortion service is totally confidential to women of all ages, and free to those who have right of access to full NHS care, please find further information here.

The majority of abortions are performed locally. Procedures are done up to 14 weeks. If a woman is further on in pregnancy, a procedure is arranged for her in specialist Units elsewhere in England. We recommend therefor that even if someone is only thinking about an abortion as an option, she seeks help as early as possible so if she does decide this is the best for her, she can be cared for locally.

Abortion care includes a sexual health screen, supply of the reversible contraceptive of choice from the full range for afterwards and open access to our counsellors.

Prevention is better than cure ….if all women used the very safe, highly effective  and rapidly reversible Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (the implant, the injection or intrauterine device or system), the need for abortion would almost disappear because most abortions are because contraception is not used properly or at all.