GPs advised to limit early abortions to nine weeks

The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) has proposed that the provision of early abortion services by GPs should be limited to nine weeks’ gestation.

The ICGP said the medical literature suggested ultrasound scanning was not required up to nine weeks’ gestation to determine gestational age.

“The situation for determination of gestational age between nine and 12 weeks is less straightforward. Therefore, it may be advisable to limit the provision of medical termination ...