Scotland and Wales set to make the postal service permanent, while ministers in England end the trial

Women in England will only be able to access abortion tablets online illegally because ministers are ending the “pills by post” trial, MPs have been warned before a crucial Commons vote on the scheme.

Medical groups, pro-choice campaigners and women’s organisations say the government’s decision to end the two-year experiment will lead to those seeking to end a termination breaking the law and risking criminal charges.

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