Abortion Care, Treatment, and Advice in the UK

Abortion is a common procedure and is part of the family of reproductive health services. Every year, over 200,000 women in England and Wales have an abortion. Statistics show that around 1 in 3 women in the UK will have an abortion by the time they are 45 years’ old. Our aim is to make the process simple, comfortable and as stress free as possible.

Choosing Your Treatment Options

An abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. We specialise in treatment, advice & support for people considering abortion, offering the following options:

• Abortion Pill (Medical Abortion): This involves taking medication to end the pregnancy.
• Abortion Pill by Post (Telemedicine): Across England, we offer NHS-funded at-home abortion pills. This means that if you meet the safety criteria to allow for a medical abortion without a scan, the abortion pills can either be collected by you from one of our clinics, or posted to your home address. This service is available up to 9 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy.
• Surgical Abortion: A minor procedure to remove the pregnancy.

NHS-Funded Abortion Care and Access

You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS-funded care. In fact, 98% of MSI Reproductive Choices abortions in the UK are funded by the NHS, meaning that there will be no cost to you for your abortion. You can self-refer, so you don’t need to call your GP to get an appointment. Furthermore, there is no charge for women from Northern Ireland seeking these services.

Clinic Locations and Specialized Services

If you would prefer or need to visit a clinic for a face-to-face appointment, we have a network of clinics you can visit. Below is a summary of service availability across various regions:

Service Availability by Location

• Liverpool: Appointments available for in-person medical abortion care.
• Manchester (Fallowfield): Offering surgical abortion care and medical abortion.
• Leeds, Oxford, Bristol, and West London (Ealing): Specialized clinics for surgical abortion care.
• North West: Clinics located in Bolton, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Preston, Oldham, Blackpool, and Rochdale.
• Midlands: Services provided in Wolverhampton, Burton-on-Trent, Cannock, and Stoke.
• South East: Available in Aylesbury, Reading, and Maidenhead.

What to Expect and Aftercare

If you have not had abortion care before, it can be difficult to know what to expect. Our useful guides are here to answer all your questions. This is a useful guide for before, during, and after your abortion. As part of our abortion care treatments, we offer additional services to promote sexual health and wellbeing, including:

• Abortion Counselling: Support for those considering their options.
• Contraception: Helping you find a contraceptive method that is right for you, including long-acting reversible contraception like the hormonal coil or the contraceptive implant.
• STI Testing: Integrated sexual health needs.
• Abortion Aftercare: Support during medical abortion recovery and surgical abortion recovery.

Our abortion clinics provide a safe environment with compassionate staff. For over 50 years we have provided surgical and medical abortions to thousands of women each year. Our services are safe and trusted, and we’re proud to welcome patients from outside the UK to our clinics.