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The BMA and Abortion
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numbers increase again
Petition to BMA on Abortionlaunched 14:00hrs, Friday 22 June 2007
6.7 million abortions have been performed by doctors in Britain since the implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act and 2006 figures just published show a further rise in the annual number of abortions
growing public unrest
There is growing public unrest about the growing number of abortions and specifically about:- The 24 week upper age limit for abortions – many feel this should be reduced
- The fact that abortions for handicap are available up until birth
- Doctors being placed under pressure to be involved in abortion
- The increasing evidence that abortion has adverse consequences for mental health
- The inadequacy of counselling currently available for women seeking abortion
Despite this the British Medical Association (BMA) Ethics Committee is pressing for further liberalisation of the abortion law to allow abortion on request up until twelve weeks
The BMA is to vote on these proposals at its annual representative meeting in Torquay on Wednesday 27 June
We believe that the 1967 Abortion Act should be reviewed in the light of advances in scientific understanding and changes in public opinion and that this should be done in a properly considered, evidence-based way before the BMA considers changing its policy on abortion
Please sign this petition requesting the BMA to reject the Ethics Committee proposals and instead to call for a properly evidence-based review that involves full consultation with its members and all frontline doctors
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Abortion debate – the results
Thank you to everybody who has signed the petition in the last few days. That petition helped in discussions with the media, got our arguments coverage on BBC Radio 4 Today, and on BBC Radio Scotland, and was referred to during the BMA debate.
BMA Ethics Committee – no stranger to controversy
The BMA Medical Ethics Committee debates issues of principle in medical ethics, medical law and ethical matters concerning the relationship between the medical profession, the public and the state.
BMA Medical Ethics Committee Members
Parliamentary Committee announces review of Abortion Act
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee agreed on 20 June 2007 to conduct an inquiry into scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967.
Evan Harris MP to propose pro-abortion motion at BMA ARM
Evan Harris MP (Lib Dem, Oxford West and Abingdon) is to propose a motion at the British Medical Association (BMA) Annual Representatives Meeting in Torquay at the end of the month to seek BMA support for abortion on request in the first trimester, nurses
Doctors call for BMA to reject further liberalisation of abortion laws
Abortion numbers increase again