Nurses and midwives should be able to approve abortions, UK study concludes

Nurses and midwives should be able to approve abortions, UK study concludes Nurses and midwives should be able to approve abortions, a study funded by the NHS has urged, in what would be one of the biggest shake-ups of regulations in more than 55 years.

If adopted, a rule that stipulates that abortions have to be authorised by two doctors would be scrapped. The Guardian

See also:

• Abortion law should change to reflect current practice, study suggests Shaping Abortion for Change
• NHS nurses and midwives should be able to approve abortions, report argues Evening Standard