An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: December 2008
 
  12 December 2008

USA: Couples’ pregnancy intentions and pregnancy behaviour

A study published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health examined whether parents of newborns considered abortion upon learning of the pregnancy and whether this measure of pregnancy intention is associated with their behaviours during pregnancy or with infant birth weight.

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10 December 2008

UK: Contraceptive pill to be available over the counter

A pilot scheme allowing pharmacists in two London Primary Care Trusts to give women the contraceptive pill without a prescription has been given the go-ahead for next year. 

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  9 December 2008

UK Government and industry celebrate 25 years of OTC medicines

In 2007, people bought over 976 million packs of medicines from pharmacists, compared to the 57 million GP consultations involving minor ailments. 

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  9 December 2008

‘Racist’ row over morning-after pill

A man has been convicted of racially abusing a Muslim pharmacist who refused to sell him the Emergency Contraceptive Pill on conscience grounds. 

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  8 December 2008

Australia: ‘Serious disability’, prenatal decision-making, and legal regulation

Writing in the Journal of Law and Medicine, the authors highlight the legislative uncertainty surrounding concepts of ‘serious disability’ in relation to abortion, prenatal testing and neonatal care. 

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  8 December 2008

Netherlands: Woman will not be prosecuted for travelling for late abortion

Prosecutors have said that they will not press charges against a Dutch woman who had an abortion in Spain at 28 weeks’ gestation.

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  8 December 2008

Vatican’s ‘obscurantism’ provokes criticism from disability groups

The Holy See has refused to sign a UN document on the rights of the disabled because it did not condemn abortion, reports The Times (London). 

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