In a 75–35 vote, the U.K.'s upper House passed an amendment to the Health and Care Bill which would allow women to receive the two abortion pills from home following a telephone or video consultation with their doctor.
The English government had just announced that a similar scheme will be coming to an end in August, having seen similar levels of public opposition to the scheme as was voiced in Wales
The DIY at-home abortion scheme began in March 2020, in the government's move to make abortion access easier for women in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.
'What sort of a nation are we, that when a woman or a couple, present themselves in a crisis pregnancy situation, the solution which we offer is to kill their child, telling them that this will solve their problem?'
Preventing the further deregulation of abortion will be one of the pro-life movement’s key post-pandemic battles. Abortion activists know that if they remove all barriers to abortion, especially in these uncertain times, more people will choose to take the pills and kill the children.