An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Statistics and policy
 
 
14 February 2012

UK: Christians and conservative voters not opposed to abortion, say polls

Recent indications of public opinion, commissioned from different sources, cast doubt on the presumption that voters who identify themselves as Conservative or Christian favour a tightening of the abortion laws.

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24 January 2012

Understanding abortion statistics

A bpas briefing produced by Abortion Review. Last updated on 24 May 2011.

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  20 January 2012

USA: Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008

The study found that the global abortion rate was stable between 2003 and 2008, with rates of 29 and 28 abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years, respectively, following a period of decline from 35 abortions per 1000 women in 1995. From the Lancet. 

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24 November 2011

EU: Terminations of pregnancy in the European Union

The authors of this study concluded that the large variation of termination of pregnancy rates between EU member states suggests that rates may be reduced in some countries without restricting women’s access to termination. From BJOG.

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  31 August 2011

USA: Changes in abortion rates between 2000 and 2008 and lifetime incidence of abortion

From Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

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1 June 2011

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum

Giving Life a seat on the Sexual Health Forum is a bit like including Jehovah’s Witnesses on a panel to discuss blood-transfusion services, writes Ann Furedi, chief executive of bpas.

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  29 May 2011

UK: Rise in abortions among women over 40

The number of women having abortions in their 40s has risen by almost one third in a decade, according to national statistics.

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