An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Fetal anomaly
 
  4 October 2011

Clinical Update: Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Anomaly

By Jane Fisher, Director of Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC).

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  3 October 2011

European ruling may ban women from knowing the sex of their fetus

The Sunday Telegraph reports on a draft resolution to be considered by the Council of Europe in October. 

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  16 July 2011

Netherlands: Women’s views on the moral status of nature in prenatal screening decisions

Researchers explored the meaning of appeals to nature among pregnant women to whom a prenatal screening test was offered and the impact of these appeals on their choices regarding the acceptance of screening. From Journal of Medical Ethics.

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6 July 2011

UK: Data on abortions for fetal anomaly released

The government has published detailed data on the number of post-24 week abortions carried out in England and Wales, after the High Court ordered it to do so.

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  31 May 2011

UK: ‘I saw my son’s bleak future and knew I had to abort him’

Sara Carpenter writes in the Daily Mail of her heartrending decision to have an abortion at 18 weeks’ gestation, following a prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida. 

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  3 May 2011

USA: The impact of abortion views and QOL information on women’s genetic testing decisions

The authors examined the contribution of multiple factors to predicting genetic testing likelihood for cystic fibrosis. From Journal of Genetic Counseling. 

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  3 May 2011

Lebanon: Prenatally diagnosed fetal malformations and termination of pregnancy

From Developing World Bioethics.

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