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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Women seeking abortions face ‘cruel’ delays due to NHS funding row

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Women seeking abortions are facing “cruel” delays because they are being blocked from choosing where they can get treatment, it has been warned.

Charities have said that the failure of some NHS funding bodies to pay for out-of-area terminations is a breach of NHS rules and standards and is putting patients at risk.

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