The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), who is a founding member of Voice of the Family, an international coalition of Catholics working within pro-life, pro-family organisations worldwide, had argued that the decision by ministers to enable women to self-administer misoprostol is unlawful and a threat to their health.
It returned to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to appeal in April after it lost its legal challenge against the move last year.
However in a ruling published on Wednesday three Court of Session judges refused the appeal by SPUC, referred to as the reclaimer.
Following the Scottish Government’s decision, women in Scotland can now take the drug misoprostol at home, provided they have first taken the drug mifepristone in a clinic 24 to 48 hours beforehand.
During the hearing in April Morag Ross QC, representing the SPUC, said the decision to allow abortions at home is flawed in “two fundamental respects” because it approved treatment outwith the presence of a registered medical practitioner (RMP) and because a pregnant woman’s home is not a “meaningful class of place”.
The case was heard by Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian, Lord Menzies and Lord Brodie.
In their ruling the judges said that an RMP remains responsible whether the treatment is administered in a clinic or at home.
They said: “We do not accept that the doctor’s control or…
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