An update on issues relating to abortion,
produced for bpas
 
Medical update
 
  8 December 2011

UK: A Request for Abortion

The New England Journal of Medicine carries a useful comparison of medical and surgical methods of abortion under 9 weeks’ gestation.

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  24 November 2011

UK: New evidence-based guideline on abortion published

Women who have an abortion should not be forced to undergo mandatory counselling before the procedure, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has said in new guidance.

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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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22 November 2011

UK: Medical abortion and the ‘golden rule’ of statutory interpretation

This article reviews the case of BPAS v the Secretary of State for Health [2011] EWHC 235. From Medical Law Review.

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  14 November 2011

USA: A need to expand our thinking about ‘repeat’ abortions

The authors note that women who have more than one abortion are often the ‘targets’ for social and clinical interventions geared at preventing ‘repeat abortions’. Such an approach ignores the unique circumstances that may surround each abortion. From Contraception. 

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  13 November 2011

World Health Organization: Medical methods for first trimester abortion

The study set out to compare different medical methods for first trimester abortion. From Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 

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  13 November 2011

Japan: Confusion and ethical issues surrounding the role of midwives in childbirth and abortion

This qualitative study describes midwives’ experiences in providing care in both pregnancy termination and childbirth in Japan. From Nursing and Health Sciences.

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