The British Parliament's Select Committee on Science and Technology in a report released on Wednesday said there is "no scientific basis" for lowering the 24-week gestational limit on legal abortion in the country, Reuters UK reports (Castle, Reuters UK, 10/30). The report also recommended eliminating a requirement that women seeking abortions obtain the signature of two doctors before undergoing the procedure, the PA/Guardian reports (Kirby, PA/Guardian, 10/30).
In addition, the report said that nurses and midwives with proper training and professional guidance should not be prevented from administering medical abortions at all stages of pregnancy, as well as surgical abortions at early stages, BBC News reports. The committee also said there is no safety reason for barring a woman from taking at home the second of two pills required for an early-stage medical abortion (BBC News, 10/31). According to Reuters, the committee excluded moral and ethical considerations in its report, which is not binding but likely will "influence" debate on the country's abortion law in upcoming months.
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