An update on issues relating to abortion,
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6 February 2012

Event - Abortion in the US: Popularity, Politics and Practice

Carol Sanger, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, will give the BPAS 2012 Public Lecture in London, 7 March. 

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  6 February 2012

UK: A ‘fast-track’ referral service for intrauterine contraception following early medical abortion

This study found that only half the women fast-tracked for intrauterine contraception actually attended and these tended to be women who were pre-existing clients of the family planning clinic. From Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

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Editor's choice
6 December 2011

Debate: When it comes to abortion, why wait?

Women who choose to terminate a pregnancy have a moral obligation to do it as early as possible, argues William Saletan.

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6 December 2011

Debate: Abortion: how late is ‘too late’?

Policymakers should butt out of late abortion and trust women to work out what’s in their best interests, argues Ann Furedi.

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23 November 2011

Pills in Practice: Is abortion and contraception policy meeting women’s needs?

Announcing the BPAS public conference, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine in central London on Friday 11 May 2012. 

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  3 February 2012

USA: The comparative safety of legal induced abortion and childbirth in the United States

This study found that the risk of death associated with childbirth is approximately 14 times higher than that with abortion, and that the overall morbidity associated with childbirth exceeds that with abortion. From Obstetrics and Gynecology

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  1 February 2012

USA: A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical versus medical management of early pregnancy loss

From Fertility and Sterility

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  1 February 2012

Italy: Abortion and the argument from potential: what we owe to the ones who might exist

The author challenges the idea that the argument from potential (AFP) represents a valid moral objection to abortion. From Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.

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  31 January 2012

UK: Contraception in obese older women

The authors note that the prevalence of obesity and the high rates of contraceptive use amongst older women mean that any increase in associated risk is likely to be of public health concern. From Maturitas

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26 January 2012

UK: Shadow health minister resigns from abortion consultation

Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers, criticising it as a “front” for those who want it outlawed, BBC News Online reports.

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