Doctor details will not be revealed
The HSE, in a statement to The Sligo Champion did not reveal the number of GP’s in the county who are providing abortion services. The statement reads: “GPs and family planning services who have signed up to provide the service are now beginning to provide care to patients who want to have an abortion. A lot of work has been done and is ongoing to set up services to care for women, and the HSE will provide information to women and to healthcare professionals about where and how services are available as they come on stream.
“Working to develop the service over recent months, we agreed an approach with GPs whereby details of GPs taking part in providing abortion care will not be published, but details are provided directly to people who need it, through our new My Options helpline. We are satisfied that there is already a good geographic spread of GPs taking part, enough to meet the needs of people who may need to access the service. Currently, 179 GPs have signed the contract and each day more GPs are signing up, as the service evolves.”