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RCM comments on publication of regulations for the provision of abortion Northern Ireland

By RCM comments on publication of regulations for the provision of abortion Northern Ireland on 26 March 2020 Commenting on the publication of regulations for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland, the Director of the Royal College of Midwives in Northern Ireland Karen Murray said: “We now have the regulations under which women ...
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RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak
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RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak

on 24 March 2020 We are disappointed by the Government’s decision not to allow home-use of mifepristone, the first drug used for early medical abortion in unprecedented circumstances , says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians ...
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Need integrated services putting women at the centre of care says RCM on report on women’s health

By Need integrated services putting women at the centre of care says RCM on report on women’s health on 02 December 2019 Today the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published a report ‘Better for Women’. The report calls for better joined up services and emphasises the need for national strategies to meet the needs of girls and women ...
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'Midwives comment as abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland’

By ‘RCM and INMO host joint all-Ireland midwife conference in Armagh’ on 18 October 2019 Abortion has been decriminalised Northern Ireland. Legislation making the changes came into force at midnight The government now has until the end of March 2020 to come up with regulations for the provision of abortion services. The ...
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‘RCM providing support to members now guidance on abortion law in Northern Ireland has been published’

By ‘RCM providing support to members now guidance on abortion law in Northern Ireland has been published’ on 04 October 2019 The government has published interim guidance for healthcare professionals on abortion law in Northern Ireland. The new guidelines cover the period from 22 October to 31 March 2020. They set out what will happen following changes to the ...
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