An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: March 2010
 
  9 March 2010

Spain: Protests against new abortion bill

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through Spanish cities to protest against a bill that will make it easier for women to seek an abortion in the first trimester, BBC News Online reports.

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  3 March 2010

Spain: Senate approves new abortion law

Spain on 24 February approved a sweeping new law that allows the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks and gives 16- and 17-year-olds the right to have abortions without parental consent. 

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  3 March 2010

AR update, 3 March 2010

Clinical Update: vacuum aspiration under local anaesthetic; USA: Sepsis after attempted self-induced abortion; UK: Tory party under fire for teen pregnancy statistics error; Ireland: Attorney General speaks about X case.

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  2 March 2010

USA: Steinem speaks about young women and feminism

The second issue of the Ipas magazine Because includes an interview with Gloria Steinem and articles regarding conscience clauses, the shrinking pool of US providers and geographical barriers to safe abortion services.

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  2 March 2010

USA: Alternatives to a routine follow-up visit for early medical abortion

The study set out to evaluate the ability of women and their providers to assess abortion outcome without the routine use of ultrasonography. From Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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  1 March 2010

UK: Hospital faces complaint about confidentiality breach

An investigation has begun into claims that a hospital worker broke confidentiality to tell a teenage patient’s family about her abortion.

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  1 March 2010

France: When do involuntarily infertile couples choose to seek medical help?

The study set out to estimate the probability of medical consultation for infertility during the course of a pregnancy attempt and to study its determinants. From Fertility and Sterility.

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