Permitted locations for abortion treatment
Section 178 amends the Abortion Act 1967 to make provision for early medical termination of pregnancy and applies to both England and Wales.
	The amendment provides for the medication for early medical abortion to be taken in the home of the pregnant woman where the pregnancy has not exceeded 10 weeks, and permits registered medical practitioners to prescribe the medication for early medical abortion from their homes.
	The amendment maintains the provision made by the temporary approval for at-home early medical abortion following a telephone or video consultation with a clinician, which was adopted in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.