An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: November 2006
 
  14 November 2006

Central America: Patient privacy and abortion bans

The authors contend that post-abortion care providers who breach patient confidentiality endanger women’s health and violate ethics.

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  13 November 2006

Government launches new condom campaign

A £4m campaign by the UK government urges young adults to carry condoms when they are out ‘on the pull’.

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  10 November 2006

Hong Kong: Use of nitrous oxide (N2O) and oxygen for pain relief

This prospective study assessed the role of a 50:50 mixture of nitrous oxide (N2O) and oxygen for pain relief during the termination of first trimester pregnancies by suction evacuation under conscious sedation.

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  10 November 2006

USA: Referendum rejects South Dakota ban

In a high-profile state referendum taking place alongside the US polls, voters in South Dakota rejected a near-total ban on abortion. 

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  10 November 2006

Israel: Misoprostol and mifepristone following early pregnancy failure

The study’s objective was to compare the effectiveness and safety of misoprostol and mifepristone for the treatment of women with early pregnancy failure. 

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10 November 2006

Some abortion messages can’t be massaged

We should remember the principles at stake in the abortion debate, argues Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of bpas. 

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  7 November 2006

C. sordellii infections and medical abortion

A study gives some perspective on the deaths of five women in North America following mifepristone-induced abortion. 

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