Anti-abortion campaigners have begun targeting MPs to try to win support for reducing the time limit within which women can have a termination from 24 to 13 weeks, reports the Observer.
This article explores the legal status of abortion in the USA if the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade (1973), and Doe v. Bolton (1973), as modified by Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
Mifepristone (RU486), which is used for early medical abortion, can only be obtained in Australia under the Authorised Prescriber legislation (Section 19[5] of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 [Cwlth]).
To determine the kinetics of the short-term clearance of cell-free nucleic acids in maternal plasma, the authors conducted a prospective cohort study of 36 women who underwent first-trimester elective surgical termination.