A comprehensive five-year retrospective review conducted in Scotland has provided compelling evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of early medical abortion administered at home up to 12 weeks of gestation. While the World Health Organization endorses early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks, legal limitations in England and Wales restrict this practice to 10 weeks, a constraint that this new evidence advocates to reconsider. Of these women, 371 opted for early medical abortion, with a notable 70% electing for home-based induction using mifepristone and misoprostol, and the remaining 30% choosing surgical abortion within hospital settings. This near-equivalence signals that early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks is as clinically effective as traditional hospital-based care. Subject of Research: PeopleArticle Title: Safety and efficacy of early medical abortion at home between 10+0 and 11+6 weeks’ gestation: a retrospective reviewNews Publication Date: 2-Oct-2025Web References:10.1136/bmjsrh-2025-202947References: BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 2025Keywords: Abortion, Early Medical Abortion, Home Abortion, Gestational Age, Women’s Health, Reproductive Rights, Telemedicine, COVID-19 Pandemic, Health Policy