"Implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the postal scheme allows those who are less than 10 weeks pregnant to have abortion medication delivered to their homes. It was praised for improving access to medical abortions by alleviating the fears and social stigma of being spotted in a sexual health clinic."
"Baroness Sharron Davies, who claimed the pills could 'too easily fall into the hands of abusers coercing abortions, traffickers covering up abuse, or women whose pregnancies are approaching full term.'"
"During that time, the non-departmental public body became widely condemned for its sudden shift towards what many described as a 'transphobic' and politically conservative approach to human rights law."
Former Equality and Human Rights Commission chairwoman Kishwer Falkner has joined gender-critical House of Lords peers in supporting an amendment to eliminate the 'pills by post' abortion scheme. Implemented during COVID-19, this postal service allows those under 10 weeks pregnant to receive abortion medication at home, improving access and reducing clinic stigma. Conservative peer Baroness Philippa Stroud requested the service's complete removal through amendments for House of Lords voting. Baroness Sharron Davies, an Olympic swimmer and gender-critical activist, claimed the pills could be misused by abusers, traffickers, or those with advanced pregnancies. A similar amendment failed in the House of Commons last year. Falkner's tenure as EHRC chair ended in November 2025 after five years marked by the organization's shift toward conservative human rights approaches.
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