UK medics told not to report illegal abortions to police

Royal college voices concern at rise in number of prosecutions of ‘deeply traumatised’ women

Medical staff in the UK should not report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own pregnancy, a professional body has said.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has said it is never in the public interest to report women who have abortions to law enforcement agencies, according to the BBC.