An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
  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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22 November 2011

UK: Medical abortion and the ‘golden rule’ of statutory interpretation

This article reviews the case of BPAS v the Secretary of State for Health [2011] EWHC 235. From Medical Law Review.

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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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26 October 2011

Understanding abortion statistics

A bpas briefing produced by Abortion Review. Last updated on 24 May 2011.

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  14 November 2011

USA: A need to expand our thinking about ‘repeat’ abortions

The authors note that women who have more than one abortion are often the ‘targets’ for social and clinical interventions geared at preventing ‘repeat abortions’. Such an approach ignores the unique circumstances that may surround each abortion. From Contraception. 

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  14 November 2011

USA: ‘Personhood’ amendment fails in Mississippi

A constitutional amendment that would have defined a fertilized egg as a person failed on the ballot in Mississippi on 8 November, the Washington Post reports.

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14 November 2011

Event: Sex, feminism and late abortion

BPAS sponsored three sessions at the recent London Battle of Ideas festival. Report by Jennie Bristow.

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  13 November 2011

World Health Organization: Medical methods for first trimester abortion

The study set out to compare different medical methods for first trimester abortion. From Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 

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  13 November 2011

Japan: Confusion and ethical issues surrounding the role of midwives in childbirth and abortion

This qualitative study describes midwives’ experiences in providing care in both pregnancy termination and childbirth in Japan. From Nursing and Health Sciences.

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