In summary, health professionals considered the current situation to be professionally untenable.

The delayed report of the Working Group on fatal fetal abnormality has been released today. Here are the key findings; 5. Health professionals said that, in their professional opinion, retaining the existing legal constraints would continue to place an unacceptable burden on women’s health and wellbeing. 6. Health professionals felt that they were unable to fully meet their duty of care to their patients, particularly when a woman asked for a termination in the interests of her health and wellbeing …

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