Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to police – leading doctors
by Ella Pickover
Jan 22, 2024
3 minutes
Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to the police, leading women’s doctors are expected to say.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will remind healthcare workers of their duty to maintain patient confidentiality in new guidance, which is yet to be published.
Doctors are required to ask for consent before sharing any confidential medical information.
But medics can share information if it is in the public interest and “if failure to do so may
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