An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: June 2007
 
 
27 June 2007

BPAS responds to doctors’ vote on abortion

The British Medical Association (BMA) has voted in favour of easing access to abortion in the first trimester.

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  22 June 2007

USA: Vote on contraceptive aid ban

The US House of Representatives has voted to overturn a ban on aid to overseas groups practising abortion. 

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  21 June 2007

Abortion debate? Bring it on

The law is out of date and in need of a comprehensive review - and those voting to change it need to be fully informed of the issues, argues bpas chief executive Ann Furedi in the Guardian.

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  21 June 2007

UK: Parliamentary Inquiry into abortion

The Science and Technology Committee has agreed to conduct an inquiry into scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967.

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19 June 2007

Abortion statistics show small but significant increase

The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006, official statistics show.

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  18 June 2007

USA: The effects of vasopressin injection on uterine artery blood flow during D&E

This study was undertaken to determine whether vasopressin decreases uterine artery blood flow and blood loss in early second-trimester surgical abortions (dilation and evacuation). 

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  16 June 2007

Latin America: The use of methotrexate for early medical abortion

The objective of this study was to compare efficacy for four medical abortion regimens used in one clinic setting: (1) misoprostol alone, (2) oral methotrexate + buccal misoprostol, (3) oral methotrexate + vaginal misoprostol, and (4) intramuscular methotrexate + vaginal misoprostol. 

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