Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss.
New guidance from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) on “child death investigation” advises officers to search for “drugs that can terminate pregnancy” in cases involving stillbirths. The NPCC, which sets strategic direction for policing across the country UK, also suggests a woman’s digital devices could be seized to help investigators “establish a woman’s knowledge and intention in relation to the pregnancy”. That could include checking a woman’s internet searches, messages to friends and family, and health apps, “such as menstrual cycle and fertility trackers”, it states.
Details are also provided for how police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records about a woman’s abortion from NHS providers.
I have to wonder why the NPCC is sending this.
As far as I understand it. Abortion is only illegal if done without NHS help. And while I’m old. So have not had any involvement with someone going through this since the mid 90s.
That experience indicated that getting NHS help was not complex. Def easier then the choice or getting the RX drugs is without such support.
Have things changed since the 90s as far as getting support. So more are seeking other options.