The Women's Equality Party to push a bill for Women to take abortion pills at home.

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Next week the party are to push a bill for abortion pills to be made legal for women to take at home before going the Hospital to reduce their stress when having to travel to hospital in the event of a miscarriage. Good idea?
 
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I'd probably say in my own opinion that anything that can help someone going through with that decision, is a benefit. Obviously it's still going to be traumatic but if it can help in anyway then I suppose it has to be something to be looked in to.

It's still going to be controversial, there will always be a divided crowd on the matter in general, hopefully though there isn't much opposing the idea.
 
That idea sounds dangerous to me, so I wouldn't support it unless reassured.
 
Sad 🙁 how is it equality? Away from support services? Away from proper care (face it, men are useless in that situation. Friends are not always aware or there and there are still very few councilling services available for this is my country). Miscarrige is very common, but still painful and traumatic (and potentially dangerous). Why not promote something empowering rather than further isolating? Its not equality. I hate that word.

If home abortion is pushed on us, home birth should be encouraged too. I dont think hospital is a good option, but for an issue so wide spread, there has to be better support and care. What myself and friends have been through is horrific in this day. Its a visit to emergency, pills shoved up ya, pills shoved down ya, then sent home and back to emergency for visits later. Hospital is not a good option but allowing women to do this with less support is worse.
 
Nope sounds like a terrible idea to me, and certainly not an equality one.
 
Abortion pills are similar to Plan B. They can only be taken until a certain amount of weeks (I think about 10 weeks). And if we're talking about the pill already available in Ontario, than it's a series of 2 medication, and the first one is given at a doctor's office, and the second one is given to you to take at home.

To me, it gives more options to women and can also be much less traumatic to them. I'm all for it.
 
I'm guessing the idea is so that women can have abortions in private without having to endure the vitriol thrown at them by pro-life campaigners picketing outside abortion clinics?
 
Ban the Catholics from owning hospital, as they don't do abortions.
Public hospitals in Perth WA are run by Catholics.
 
@Mr Trick do you have a source for this? I know I could Google it, but I'd rather read the one you have.
 
I think if it was something that was going to be "regulated" as such, if it came with a specific sort of program for care during and after from what ever sources, then it could end up being a lot better than what there is currently. You still read even in today that women who fear going for abortions etc and end up having the kid, only for the kid to be left in a box or a dumpster or places like that, now yes, as I said, it's a very,very divided crowd and there is no definitive answer.., the kid is alive, if they are found, and will end up with a life, but what sort of life? and what sort of life will the mother now have?

There are so many factors to look at and it opens up a huge can of worms, but I think if it was safe, with no side effects, and there was a full support program or help line available, then why not?
 
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@Mr Trick do you have a source for this? I know I could Google it, but I'd rather read the one you have.
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I do but its on a e-mail sent to me from the party (I'm guessing because their introducing it this week?). So a link comes up with my e-mails which isn't ideal. I try copy and pasting it if your like?
 
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Yeah or pm it me if you prefer
Yeah I'd love to see more info on this push. Is this in regard to miscarrige (as I read it) or chosen abortion? Either way support services and general public knowledge lack in this area. Its far more than a couple pills and heavy period.

Blood clot is a mAjoR risk factor with current pill methods.
 
Keith --

Next week we are launching a new campaign on reproductive health. We wanted to get in touch to tell you more about why WE are paving the way for women to be able to take abortion pills at home.
Everyday women across England and Wales are forced to travel immediately after taking abortion pills. This causes many women to miscarry in public or suffer painful cramps on their way home.
Women told us their experiences of this outdated regulation >>
Misoprostol is a safe and effective drug widely used for medically induced abortions. While it is regularly prescribed for home use in the case of miscarriages, women using it to terminate a pregnancy have to take it at a hospital or clinic. This means many women are forced to travel home while the drug is taking effect.
There is no good reason for this. When the rule was created in 1969 women could only have surgical abortions and needed to be seen at a hospital. Now that abortion pills are available, women should be able to take them like any other prescription.
Scotland has led the way by recently changing their regulations. It’s time for England and Wales to do the same. All it takes is approval from health ministers Jeremy Hunt in England and Vaughan Gething in Wales to let women take the pill at home.
Help us show that there is significant public support for changing the rules. Follow our campaign next week.


Women's Equality Party
http://www.womensequality.org.uk/



 
Ahh ok ta for that @Mr Trick i thought it meant miscarrige situation, not chosen abortionat home. Either way, both need MORE support, and this sounds like less. The law is different in oz.
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One suggestion I like better, is in home care - visits from a compassionate and trained person.
 
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Interesting. I don't believe you can get that medication in the US for abortion. Here it's only used to induce labor at the end of pregnancy or for ulcers.

Is this safe to use at home alone? And wouldn't women still have to go to the hospital after taking it?
 
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yeah, I didnt understand which drug/part they meant. Still need post care.
On the topic of women experiencing misscarrige or in need of an abortion - what do other women here think of in home care/visits for these situations? What would you personally prefer?

It would stop the need for travel, therefore stop the bleeding in public risk (which happens regardless of how the child died). It would stop women being exposed to protesters or propaganda. It could be more comfortable. I can see why some women need to get out of the home (in secret) but I would hope a service like this would be clever enough to approach those women too.

I had thought the OP to mean the uterus clearing drug, not sure how to word this - the product producing part. Not the same kind of thing as the morning after pill.
 
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