Advice, support and consultations

There are plenty of services in Leeds that can offer you help and support if you are considering an abortion. For advice and support including pregnancy choices you can also visit a Leeds Sexual Health clinic.

If you are in Leeds and are eligible for NHS treatment you can self-refer into BPAS, NUPAS or Marie Stopes for an abortion service. This means that you don't need to go to a GP or sexual health service to be referred.

BPAS Leeds

BPAS – Third Floor, 7 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY

To contact please call Tel: 03457 30 40 30 (Monday – Friday 08.00-17.00, Saturday 08.00-16.00, Sunday 09.30-14.30). To make a booking online please visit https://www.bpas.org/contact-us/book-an-appointment/. BPAS Leeds offers medical abortions up to 10 weeks. If you are above 10 weeks, BPAS Doncaster offer surgical abortion to 24 weeks. BPAS also offer contraception methods, chlamydia screening, HIV screening and pre and post abortion counselling.

Marie Stopes International (MSI)

MSI – Leeds Treatment Centre, 45 Barrack Road, Leeds, LS7 4AB

To Contact please call Tel: 0345 300 8090 (7am to 11pm). You can fill in their enquiry form or request a call back, and there is also live chat with an advisor on the MSI website (live chat available 8AM-8PM Monday – Friday, 8AM to 4PM, Saturday and Sunday): https://www.msichoices.org.uk/

MSI offer medical abortion care up to ten weeks in Leeds. MSI also offer surgical abortion care up to 21 weeks and 6 days in Leeds. If you are above 21 weeks and 6 days, MSI offer an abortion up to 24 weeks in Manchester.

Marie Stopes UK also offers free pre and post abortion counselling, contraception methods, STI testing (including confidential and fast HIV tests), sexual health screening and female sterilisation.

NUPAS Leeds

NUPAS – Rutland Lodge Medical Centre, Scott Hall Road, Leeds, LS7 3DR

To contact please call Tel: 0333 004 6666 seven days a week, 8am – 8pm. Online: https://www.nupas.co.uk/contact-us/

NUPAS offer an Early Medical Abortion service in Leeds up to ten weeks gestation. NUPAS also offer a surgical service to 14 weeks. Surgical services up to 23 weeks and 6 days gestation are available at the NUPAS Clinic in Stockport.

There is also the Fertility Control Unit at St James' Hospital in Leeds. You cannot self-refer into this service because it is for women with an existing medical condition.

Fertility Control Unit

FCU provides surgical abortions up to 14 weeks and medical abortions up to 16 weeks for women with one of the following medical conditions:

  • Uncontrolled epilepsy or seizure within last 12 months.
  • Uncontrolled diabetes.
  • Uncontrolled asthma (hospital admission or oral steroids within the past 3 months).
  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic thyrotoxicosis.
  • Symptomatic cardiac disease.
  • Current of recent sickle cell crisis.
  • Malignant hyperthermia.
  • Hypertension 160/190 maximum.
  • Chronic disease with systemic illness- liver, renal, autoimmune, cancer.
  • Cystic fibrosis.
  • Bleeding disorders or current anticoagulant therapy.

For referrals please call: 0113 206 7135

The service is open Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings for consultation.

If you aren't sure if you can use this service please contact BPAS or Marie Stopes. An assessment can be made with regards to your suitability for treatment.

If you are under the age of 19, support with pregnancy choices is also available from the Pregnancy Choices Advocacy Service (Women's Health Matters) on 07516 524633 or the Teenage Pregnancy Midwife on 07796614116.

What can I expect from these services?
  • An appointment for consultation within 5 working days of calling the service.
  • An appointment for procedure within 2 weeks of calling the service.
  • A consultation to discuss future contraception needs.