An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: October 2009
 
  28 October 2009

UK: Later motherhood results in rise in Down’s Syndrome pregnancies

The number of Down’s Syndrome pregnancies has risen by more than 70% over the last 20 years, University of London researchers say; but the proportion of terminations has remained constant at 92%.

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  28 October 2009

Northern Ireland: SPUC challenges abortion guidelines

A legal challenge to government guidelines on abortion in Northern Ireland has begun at the High Court.

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  24 October 2009

UK: New contraceptive statistics released

The condom has now caught up with the pill as women’s usual method of contraception, according to figures issued by the Office for National Statistics.

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24 October 2009

The Battle for Reproductive Choice

BPAS and the Wellcome Trust are sponsoring a series of debates at the London Battle of Ideas festival on Saturday 31 October.

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  23 October 2009

UK: Statistics on community contraceptive services

The report NHS Contraception Services, England: 2008-09 has been published. 

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  23 October 2009

UK: DFID publishes policy position on safe and unsafe abortion

Safe abortion is a right and a necessity, says the Department for International Development. 

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  23 October 2009

Mexico: The evolution of Mexico City’s abortion laws

From International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.

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