Healthcare workers are being told not to report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own pregnancy.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says "deeply traumatised" women are being prosecuted following abortions.

By law, patients' data must not be disclosed without their consent.

The new guidance follows a recent rise in police investigations into abortions.
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