An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Monthly archive: September 2011
 
  20 September 2011

USA: Fetal pain, abortion, viability, and the Constitution

The authors offer a substantive biological, ethical, and legal critique of the new fetal pain rationale. From the Journal of Law and Medical Ethics. 

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  15 September 2011

USA: Intrauterine device insertion after medical abortion

This was a prospective, observational clinical study to determine expulsion rates of intrauterine contraception placed immediately after confirmed, completed first-trimester medical abortion. From Contraception. 

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  9 September 2011

Canada: Making a case for abortion curriculum reform

The authors note that recent evidence suggests that medical schools offer insufficient training to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to counsel patients about abortion and to become abortion providers. From the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 

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7 September 2011

UK: Dorries amendment fails spectacularly

Nadine Dorries MP has lost her amendment on abortion counselling by 118 votes to 368, in a vote in the House of Commons today. 

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  7 September 2011

USA: Cervical preparation for surgical abortion between 12 and 18 weeks of gestation

This study investigated the safety and efficacy of using misoprostol and Dilapan-S™ hygroscopic cervical dilators to prepare the cervix for surgical abortion from 12 to 18 weeks of gestation in an outpatient office setting. From Contraception.

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  7 September 2011

USA: Best-friend reports: a tool for measuring the prevalence of sensitive behaviours

The authors conclude that best-friend reports reveal higher and more believable estimates of abortion and multiple sexual partners than do self-reports. From the American Journal of Public Health.

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  6 September 2011

UK: Parliament prepares to debate abortion amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill

The Parliamentary debate followed days in which Nadine Dorries MP found herself increasingly isolated, and more of her claims were exposed as flawed.

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