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	Abortion Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abortion, in its most commonly used sense, refers to the deliberate early termination of pregnancy, resulting in the termination of the embryo or fetus.
		Medically, the term also refers to the early termination of a pregnancy by natural causes ("spontaneous abortion" or miscarriage, which ends 1 in 5 of all pregnancies, usually within the first 13 weeks) or to the cessation of normal growth of a body part or organ.
		However, the reason abortion 'increases' the risk of breast cancer is because if a woman does not have children near the beginning of childbearing age, that in itself increases their risk.
	www.textsheet.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abortion.html (550 words)

	Abortion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A person's position on abortion may be best described as a combination of their personal beliefs on the morality of induced abortion, and that person's beliefs on the ethical scope and responsibility of legitimate governmental and legal authority.
		Abortion debates, especially pertaining to abortion laws, are often spearheaded by advocacy groups belonging to one of two camps.
		In the United States, some states impose a 24-hour waiting period before the procedure, prescribe the distribution of information on fetal development, or require that parents be contacted if their minor daughter requests an abortion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abortion (2622 words)

	Abortion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abortion, in its most common usage, refers to the deliberate early termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the death of the embryo or fetus.
		In the first fifteen weeks, suction-aspiration or vacuum abortion is one of the most common methods, replacing the more risky dilation and curettage (D and C).
		Very late abortions can be brought about by the controversial intact dilation and extraction (D and X) or a hysterotomy abortion, similar to a caesarian section, and requiring the surgical decompression of the fetus's head before evacuation.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/a/ab/abortion.html (697 words)

	Abortion in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Under English common law, abortions prior to 'quickening' - when the fetus could first be felt to move by the mother - was thought to be morally and legally acceptable.
		The Republic of Ireland (see abortion in Ireland) in a referendum of the population in 1983 amended the Irish constitution to give a constitutional right to life to the foetus equal to the right to life of its mother "as far as practicable".
		Restrictions were removed for late abortions in cases of risk to life, fetal abnormality, or grave physical and mental injury to the woman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_Kingdom (1115 words)

	Abortion - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"Abortion," in its most commonly used sense, refers to the deliberate early termination of pregnancy, resulting in the death of the embryo or fetus.
		For the earliest terminations (before nine weeks or so) a chemical abortion[?] is the usual method, the drug mifepristone is usually the only legal method although research has uncovered similar effects from methotrexate[?] and misoprostol[?].
		Concurrent with chemical abortion and extending up until around the fifteenth week suction-aspiration[?] or vacuum abortion is the most common approach, replacing the more risky dilation and curettage (D & C).
	openproxy.ath.cx /ab/Abortion.html (253 words)

	Abortion Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An abortion is the premature termination of pregnancy ending in the death of the embryo or fetus.
		The intense and virulent debate surrounding the subject of abortion has created a number of linguistic pitfalls, where some view the common use of certain terms as inappropriate because such use carries implications beyond the actual definition of the term, or the term is incomplete or misleading.
		Induced abortions are sought for a number of reasons, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, there were 1.31 million abortions in the US in 2000, and cases of rape or incest accounted for 1.0% of abortions in 2000.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Abortion (3582 words)

	Abortion Article, Abortion Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Medically, the term also refers to the early termination of a pregnancy by natural causes("spontaneous abortion" or miscarriage, which ends 1 in 5 of all pregnancies,usually within the first 13 weeks) or to the cessation of normal growth of a body part or organ.
		Chemical abortion is the usual method when it is induced before the firstnine weeks.
		In the first fifteen weeks, suction-aspiration or vacuum abortion is one of the most common methods, replacing the morerisky dilation and curettage (D and C).
	www.anoca.org /women/pregnancy/abortion.html (729 words)

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		The court ruled that the abortion was lawful because it had been performed to prevent the woman from becoming “a physical and mental wreck”, thus setting a precedent for future abortion cases performed on the grounds of preserving the pregnant woman’s physical and mental health.
		Abortion was defined as a criminal offence by Scottish common law, but prosecutions typically were not brought in cases where the operation had been performed for “reputable medical reasons”, a term that was never officially or judicially defined.
		Abortion in England, Scotland and Wales is currently regulated by the Abortion Act of 1967, as amended by the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act of 1990, which permits abortion to be performed on broad grounds, as certified by two physicians.
	www.un.org /esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/unitedkingdom.doc (1914 words)

	Abortion law -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abortions were thus legal, though regulated to protect the rights of the father.
		Anti-abortion forces were led by a combination of conservative groups opposed to abortion on moral grounds and medical professionals who were concerned about the danger presented by the procedure and the regular involvement of non-medical personnel in performing abortions.
		Actual access to abortions may vary significantly on the basis of (Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation) geography, income and cost, (Social insurance for the ill and injured) health care, social factors, and other issues.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/abortion_law.htm (4981 words)

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		Roman Catholic Church) consider them to be abortions, because they interfere with implantation of a zygote when taken later.
		suction-aspiration or vacuum abortion is one of the most common methods, replacing the more risky dilation and curettage (D and C).
		hysterotomy abortion, similar to a caesarian section, and requiring the surgical decompression of the fetus's head before evacuation.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Abortions (790 words)

	National Review: Death before birth - abortion controversies in the United Kingdom - Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the month of August, a series of events in the United Kingdom was quite extraordinarily illuminating for the future of the pro-life movement.
		Abortion had become a consumer-led demand procedure, like ear-piercing, and minors often had to get more elaborate documentation of parental permission for ear-piercing than for termination of pregnancy.
		If abortion is simply about the woman's right to choose, then it is perfectly reasonable that a woman may choose to terminate the life of a fully formed twin.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n18_v48/ai_18738558 (1374 words)

	Historical abortion statistics, United Kingdom
		ISD Scotland, 2005, "Abortions performed in Scotland and on Scottish residents in England and Wales," Scottish Health Statistics, on line [http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/files/mat_aas_table6.xls].
		ISD Scotland, "Abortions performed in Scotland and on Scottish residents in England & Wales 1968-2002p", 2003, ISD Scotland, on line [http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/files/mat_aas_table6.xls].
		ISD Scotland, "Abortions performed in Scotland and on Scottish residents in England & Wales 1968-2003", 27 May 2004, ISD Scotland, on line [http://www.isdsctland.org/isd/files/mat_aas_table6.xls].
	www.johnstonsarchive.net /policy/abortion/ab-unitedkingdom.html (708 words)

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		Between 1925 and 1974 there were around sixty prosecutions for abortion under the 1891 Act.
		Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Ian Paisley, the leader of the protestant Democratic Unionist Party and moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church.
		abortion in Ireland) in a referendum of the population in 1983 amended the Irish constitution to give a constitutional right to life to the foetus equal to the right to life of its mother "as far as practicable".
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_Kingdom (1122 words)

	The Militant - 9/23/96 -- Britain: Abortion Foes Make Little Headway In `Twins' Case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Their stated aim is to restrict the grounds for abortion to purely medical reasons.
		The attack centered on the case where a woman decided to abort one of her twin fetuses under the social clause of the 1967 Abortion Act, which legalized the right to choose.
		Purves praised "the few religious voices that were raised in opposition to IVF [in vitro fertilization]." And she continued, "As for abortion, the 1967 Act was never intended to produce abortion on demand.
	www.themilitant.com /1996/6033/6033_19.html (756 words)

	Abortion statistics and other data
		Abortion statistics and other data is intended to improve the accessibility of abortion statistics.
		High abortion rates are in their political (and financial) interests for a number of reasons.
		abortion %--percentage of abortions among pregnancies ending in live birth or abortion (data on miscarriages is not considered here due to incompleteness).
	www.johnstonsarchive.net /policy/abortion (732 words)

	FootnoteTV® : Spooks / MI-5
		The United Kingdom has not seen the same kind of violence that has sometimes marked the anti-abortion movement in the United States, and in 1993 it took one dramatic step to ensure that such violence did not emerge there.
		According to the National Abortion Federation, there were 17 bombing incidents, 17 attempted murders, 7 murders, and 116 arson incidents in the United States from 1988 to 2002, with most of these incidents occurring in the early to middle 1990s.
		About 92.2 percent of the United Kingdom's population in 2001-02 is white, with about 7.6 percent being from a minority ethnic group, according to the Office of National Statistics.
	www.newsaic.com /ftvspooksindex.html (6571 words)

	International News \| British Woman to Sue National Health System for Not Warning Her of Psychological Effects of ...
		An unidentified British woman plans to sue the United Kingdom's National Health Service for "negligence" for failing to warn her of the possible psychological consequences of obtaining an abortion, the
		The woman said that she experienced feelings of "guilt and self-hatred" after undergoing an abortion procedure four years ago and "came to the brink of a nervous breakdown" after giving birth to a child two-and-a-half years later.
		A woman seeking an abortion in the United Kingdom is supposed to undergo counseling with a doctor or other medical professional about her reasons for having an abortion and her feelings about it before she is referred to a clinic for the procedure.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=11737 (345 words)

	Action News 12/02 -- Scheidler in Northern Ireland
		The Abortion Act of 1967, which legalized abortion in the United Kingdom, was never applied to Northern Ireland.
		Smyth complains, "It's the same as everywhere else in the world: they use 'clarification of the law' to liberalize and legalize abortion." Since the 1967 Act was never applied to Northern Ireland, a 1938 law that allows abortion only to save the life of the mother is still in force.
		A cynical effort is underway in the courts to "clarify" the 1938 law to liberalize abortion in Northern Ireland, as it was throughout the rest of the U.K. in 1967.
	www.prolifeaction.org /news/200212/ireland.htm (1080 words)

	Answers In Action - British Babies Who Survive Abortions Left to Die
		A midwife who spoke on condition of anonymity claimed that in the hospital where she practiced, there was an unwritten policy that babies who survived abortions were not to be cared for.
		In Great Britain, abortion for any reason is legal through the 24th week of gestation, but abortions can also be obtained after 24 weeks in cases of "hanidcaps." Because "handicaps" is not defined in the law, it is up to the discretion of the medical team if the case qualifies.
		In an opinion piece in the July 6 Guardian newspaper, Steel explained that the law originally set no limits to abortions until the 28th week of gestation, but that it was revised to the beginning of the 25th week in 1990 because of advances in medical technology, testing, and treatment.
	answers.org /news/article.php?story=20040722223817754 (503 words)

	Catholic World News : Britain allows abortion without parental consent
		When a 1986 law assured that prescriptions for contraceptives could be given confidentially to girls under 16, abortion was an implicit component of this program.
		However, the policy came under attack in May, when the mother of a 14-year-old girl learned her daughter had procured an abortion without her knowledge.
		The document goes on to reveal the UN plan to mandate access to abortion for a girl of any age without parental consent.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=31279 (452 words)

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		in the United States.'[16] Infection was the leading cause of abortion-related deaths of 104 women in a CDC report.[17] In another study 'documented incomplete abortion caused each of the four deaths from infection.'[18]" Researcher Murphy says, "Physical damage to the mother is also very common.
		of abortion, it is a goal." "As with the psychological damages, a woman may not have physical damage, or she may have more than one type of physical damage.
		Abortion of pregnant rape victims, then, tends only to rein-force these negative feelings and does nothing to promote the inner reconciliation which is so desperately needed.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PROLIFE/ABHURTS.TXT (3640 words)

	Parliament to review U.K. abortion policy - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The decision to review abortion policy follows a new ultrasound scan that vividly shows a 12-week old fetus appearing to try to walk as well as blinking.
		Former Liberal leader Lord David Martin Scott Steel, the architect of Britain's abortion laws, also has led calls for abortions to be blocked earlier than the current 24-week limit.
		His 1967 Act legalized abortion in the United Kingdom and set a time limit of 28 weeks.
	washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20040709-123308-4753r.htm (190 words)

	Catholic World News : UK abortion rate jumped in 2003
		London, Jul. 22, 2004 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) - The abortion rate in the United Kingdom jumped by 3.2 percent last year, from 175,900 in 2002 to 181,600 in 2003, according to recent statistics released by the Department of Health.
		Among women aged 15 to 44, there were 17.5 abortions per 1,000, with highest figures for women aged 20 to 24, at 31.3 abortions per 1,000 women.
		The largest jump of 5.4 percent, however, was realized in girls under the age of 16, where abortions were committed on 3.9 girls per thousand, as compared to 3.7 per thousand in 2002.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=31015 (523 words)

	Mifepristone/RU-486 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A nonsurgical method of abortion, mifepristone increases women’s access to safe, early abortion in the privacy of a medical office, free from the intimidation and harassment often seen outside clinics.
		1991: Mifepristone was approved as an early option for nonsurgical abortion in the United Kingdom.
		Physicians either must be able to provide surgical intervention in cases of incomplete abortion or severe bleeding, or they must have made plans in advance to provide such care through others.
	www.aauw.org /issue_advocacy/actionpages/positionpapers/ru486.cfm (773 words)

	kaisernetwork.org
		There is also a link to a list of several abortion providers in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, with categories set up to include names of providers in Ireland and France.
		Ireland's constitution prohibits abortion, but the law became "unclear" when a 1992 Irish Supreme Court ruling upheld the right of a raped teen to have an abortion where there was "a real and substantial risk" to the woman.
		Horsley does not object to abortion in such instances, stating that "human beings have the right to self-defense, otherwise the right of the unborn's right to life is negated" (
	kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/print_report.cfm?DR_ID=7674&dr_cat=2 (283 words)

	Explain what Christian teachings might be used in a discussion about abortion
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		The Church of England believes that if the birth will endanger the life of the mother or the baby then abortion is necessary.
		Subsequently, there are quite strict laws on abortion in the United Kingdom.
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