The practice - which began as a temporary measure during the pandemic - will become standard treatment.
On Thursday, Ms Todd said: "We have seen that current arrangements for early medical at-home abortions have helped access to abortion to continue without delays during the pandemic.
"As with all treatment in the NHS, we will continue to monitor its outcomes and any findings of the ongoing expert evaluation being carried out by health professionals and researchers."The announcement came on the same day Nicola Sturgeon pledged to personally convene an emergency summit on abortion healthcare in response to
"I am very happy to convene and indeed I will personally chair a roundtable summit to discuss buffer zones, and indeed any other matters that need to be addressed to ensure safe and timely access to abortion services in Scotland, within the current law."Scotland's chief medical officer said emergency arrangements, adopted in March 2020, allowed patients to take both abortion medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, at home.
Dr Patricia Lohr, BPAS medical director, said research found "overwhelming support" for the telemedical model.
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