22 February 2019
The Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) UK Council has passed a motion to support the decriminalisation of abortion, saying that the procedure should be governed by medical regulatory frameworks, not the criminal justice system.
The role of the RCGP Sex, Drugs and HIV Group (SDHIVG) is to provide support to the College’s work in sexual health and in the area of drug misuse. The group’s strength lies in its multidisciplinary approach bringing together expert opinion to ensure the College is able to respond to current issues in sexual health policy, service delivery, care and treatment of patients. SDHIVG identified that RCGP guidance on Abortion would be an important method of increasing good practice in this area.
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/policy/rcgp-policy-areas/abortion-position-statement.aspx
