An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
World news
 
  19 January 2012

New research into worldwide abortion trends

After a period of substantial decline, the global abortion rate has stalled, according to new research from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO). 

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  4 December 2011

A Declaration in Support of A Global Campaign for Safe Abortion Access

The following declaration was released on 2 December at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Sengal.

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3 November 2011

World population reaches seven billion

The UN’s ‘seven billion people’ estimate has provoked a wave of global commentary, before and after the event. 

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  3 November 2011

USA: Catholics for Choice submits testimony to Congress

CfC President Jon O’Brien testified that refusal clauses within the new health law threaten ‘the conscience rights of every patient seeking family planning and of every provider who wishes to provide comprehensive care to their patients’. 

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  10 October 2011

UK: World population nearing seven billion

The Times (London) carries an interesting set of articles on the ‘overpopulation’ question.

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  4 October 2011

USA: Woman’s Right to Know Act challenged on grounds of free speech and privacy

The American Civil Liberties Union and four other groups sued to challenge a new North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to display and describe ultrasound images of a fetus, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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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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