An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: May 2007
 
  31 May 2007

Cardinal attacks Abortion Act

Scotland’s most senior Roman Catholic has warned that Catholic politicians who defend abortion should not expect to remain full church members. 

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  30 May 2007

Scotland: Statistics released for 2006

Official figures show a continuing rise in the number of abortions. 

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  28 May 2007

Abortion film wins top prize

The Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. 

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  25 May 2007

USA: Public split on abortion

A Gallup survey finds Americans divided between ‘pro-choice’ versus ‘pro-life’ labels - but with relatively few positioned at either extreme of the spectrum of beliefs. 

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  25 May 2007

Australia: New pregnancy helpline criticised

The Australian Democrats have raised privacy concerns over a government-funded counselling helpline.

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  24 May 2007

Ireland’s Miss D: a ‘bizarre dispute’

The barrister Barbara Hewson reflects on how a teenager, pregnant with a fetus with no head, came to be forced into a legal battle over travelling for an abortion. 

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  21 May 2007

Doctors’ website prompts reports about a ‘28-week abortion’

The Sunday Times on 20 May reported that a GP had expressed concerns, on a discussion website for doctors, about a patient whom he thought might have had a termination four weeks after the UK ‘time limit’.

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