‘Growing number’ of GPs sign up for abortion service

Irish Independent

Eilish O’Regan

The HSE is getting a “steady return” of contracts from GPs applying to provide a medical abortion service from January, it was claimed yesterday.

A HSE spokeswoman said the “number is increasing on a daily basis”.

It is still unclear how many GPs will be ready to deliver the service from the start of next month, but potentially several hundred may have signed up. . . [Full text]