TcMedicine

Archive for July, 2008

The Minnesota House Health Policy and Finance Committee on Wednesday approved 11-4 a bill that would require doctors to tell women seeking abortion after 20 weeks gestation that fetuses might feel pain during the procedure and offer them the option of fetal anesthesia, the… Minneapolis

The Kansas Senate on Friday approved 27-12 a bill… (HB 2503) that would require abortion clinics in the state to be regulated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (Hanna, AP/Kansas City Star, 3/26). Abortion clinics currently are

Abortion figures for England and Wales, released today, show an increase of 2.1% over last year’s figures.

Julie Millington, on behalf of the ProLife Alliance, comments:

‘Despite increased access to contraception, relentless sex education programmes, and easy

Commenting on the 2004 figures Anne Weyman, fpa (Family Planning Association) Chief Executive said:

“These figures highlight the urgent need to improve NHS contraceptive services. Greater investment is needed to improve access to services and train more health professionals in

In 2004, for women resident in England and Wales:

* the total number of abortions was 185,400, compared with 181,600 in 2003, a rise of 2.1%

* the age-standardised abortion rate was 17.8 per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44 (17.5 in 2003)

* the abortion rate was

The Oakland Tribune on Sunday examined how abortion-rights advocates are beginning to show a “spiritual side” after years of appearing to be “far removed from religion,” while the antiabortion movement and religion seemed to be “inextricably linked.” The

About 64% of US residents want to know Judge John Roberts’ views on abortion prior to his confirmation as a Supreme Court justice, according to a… Washington Post/ABC News poll, the Washington Post reports. The survey of 500 U.S. adults, which was conducted on Thursday, also found

The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued two rulings against the… Center for Reproductive Rights, which sought to block enforcement of two Oklahoma parental notification abortion laws on behalf of Nova Health Systems, the parent company of the Tulsa, Okla.-based clinic

About 52% of U.S. residents - including 60% of U. women and 43% of US men — want to know Judge John Roberts’ personal views on abortion before the Senate votes to confirm him as a Supreme Court justice, according to an AP-…Ipsos poll released on Thursday, the AP/Yahoo! News

President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal appeals court judge John Roberts to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the US Supreme Court. Some observers say Roberts’ views could “tip the scales” on a “precariously balanced court” because