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

UK abortion law may be amended

The Department of Health has published its draft of the Human Tissue and Embryos Bill, and amendments on abortion are likely to be permissible during debates in Parliament.

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  18 May 2007

UK: Government reviews contraceptive services

The Department of Health’s baseline review provides ‘a snap-shot of service provision’.

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  17 May 2007

Tory MP seeks mandatory counselling before abortion

Ann Winterton is to introduce a Private Member’s Bill into the House of Commons on 5 June. 

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  17 May 2007

UK: Chlamydia screening and treatment in women undergoing abortion

The objective of this study was to assess compliance with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Guidelines regarding screening for and treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis before vaginal termination of pregnancy and surgical evacuation of retained products of conception. 

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  17 May 2007

China: Cost-effectiveness of Chlamydia screening

This study set out to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of universal screening and azithromycin-based prophylaxis against no intervention for Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women seeking induced abortions.

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  17 May 2007

Australia: Late abortion case study

An article in the Medical Journal of Australia asks what can be learned from the case of Royal Women’s Hospital v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria.

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10 May 2007

Ireland: High Court victory for ‘Miss D’

An Irish teenager has won a legal battle in Dublin to be allowed to visit Britain for an abortion. 

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