An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Ethics
 
  1 February 2012

Italy: Abortion and the argument from potential: what we owe to the ones who might exist

The author challenges the idea that the argument from potential (AFP) represents a valid moral objection to abortion. From Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.

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  19 January 2012

UK: Midwives in conscientious objection battle

Scotland’s largest health board has been taken to court by Catholic midwives who claim conscientious objections over abortion procedures were disregarded. 

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  3 January 2012

Netherlands: Preconception care and genetic risk: ethical issues

From Journal of Community Genetics.

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  2 January 2012

USA: Stumbling on status: Abortion, stem cells, and faulty reasoning

From Theoretical Medical Bioethics

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25 November 2011

The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Perception

Ann Furedi, chief executive of BPAS, reviews Sara Dubow’s book Ourselves Unborn: A History of the Fetus in Modern America

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3 October 2011

Event: What does it mean to be pro-choice today?

Report on a lively public discussion organised by the Voice for Choice coalition in London. 

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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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