‘Women from Wales come to my London clinic because of inadequate abortion care’

• Abortion care access disparities exist between Wales and England, with some Welsh women travelling to London for procedures due to perceived inadequacies in local services
• A London-based obstetrician reports treating Welsh patients fortnightly at his abortion clinic, indicating potential gaps in Welsh abortion service provision
• There may be clinical or service quality differences driving cross-border patient migration for abortion care, warranting review of Welsh service capacity and standards

An obstetrician says he treats women from Wales every other week at an abortion clinic in London.

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