Question reference: S6W-24716
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times an early medical abortion, or so-called abortion pill, has been prescribed to prisoners in the (a) female and (b) male prison estate, who were not pregnant upon incarceration, in each of the last five years.
Answer
This is a matter for NHS Health Boards. The information requested regarding data on early medical abortion medication prescribed in prisons is not held centrally.