Member

It is not just about the decriminalisation of a woman’s actions; it is about her safety. My question for the Minister, as Parliament considers what we do with Clause 191, is this: how do the Government think a woman will achieve the death of the baby—for it is a baby? Dr Caroline Johnson MP in the other place said that taking abortion pills intended for early pregnancy is not a suitable or safe medical intervention in later pregnancy. She told us how it is done in later pregnancy—it is done by foeticide. An injection of potassium chloride is administered to kill the baby, and then the baby is born in the usual way, but deceased. That is why it is important to know what the gestation is.