Wegovy, another brand of semaglutide, is licensed for weight management and is also available on the NHS.
Mr Boulter, speaking at the meeting, said: "There's a lot of history with the premises, which is going to be bad for a lot of people – I understand that. I really feel for the victims."He said he aimed to run it "as safely as possible".
A woman accused of having an illegal abortion has been cleared by a jury.Nicola Packer, 45, cried as she was acquitted of "unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing" with the "intent to procure a miscarriage".Isleworth Crown Court heard she took abortion medicine at home during a coronavirus lockdown, in November 2020, when she was about 26 weeks pregnant. Ms Packer then delivered the baby and took her the next day to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in a backpack.
The legal limit for taking medication at home to terminate a pregnancy is 10 weeks, while the outer limit for abortions in England, Scotland and Wales is 24 weeks, apart from in certain circumstances.Ms Packer, who was 41 at the time, took the medications mifepristone and misoprostol, which were prescribed over the phone due to Covid restrictions.
Prosecutors alleged that she knew she had been pregnant for more than 10 weeks, which she denied.
Giving evidence during her trial, Ms Packer spoke of her "shock" and "surprise" at being pregnant.A mum with a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos hopes to raise awareness after it went undetected for more than a year.
Emily-Jane Scandrett has pleural mesothelioma, which is most often found in men over 75.Despite undergoing a number of tests it went undiagnosed for 17 months, including throughout her pregnancy.
The 41-year-old from Tamworth said she had no idea when she had come into contact with the substance, found in buildings that pre-date 2000, and is calling for more awareness of symptoms among medical professionals and potential sufferers.Ms Scandrett said it was during the fifth week of her second pregnancy in May 2022 that she began to experience a "paralysing" pain in her chest.