A 2007 article gives one possible reason why many doctors are not offering the abortion pill (medical abortions) when the pill was first being made available, pro-choicers rejoiced, thinking this would greatly expand the access to abortion, and while this is happened to a certain extent, many doctors, particularly general practitioners, have not been on board with offering the pill.
From one article:
“But Dr Fiona Cornish, a GP in Cambridge and vice president of the Medical Women’s Federation, said that even liberal, pro-choice GPs would not want to take on medical abortions because of time constraints.
“We’re already doing minor surgery, a lot of hospital follow-ups, coils, family planning clinics,” she said, adding: “No doubt there would be no extra funding.”
Abortions could be available from GPs. (2007, Dec 05). Aberdeen Evening Express.
