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abortion
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abortion The premature termination of pregnancy by removal of the foetus from the womb. It has been strongly opposed by many religions which emphasize the sanctity of human life from the day of conception. By contrast, its legalization has been demanded by ‘pro-choice’ groups which stress each individual mother's right to choose whether or not to proceed with a pregnancy. As a result, the issue of abortion has become a touchstone for the influence of religion in t...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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A question of life and death; Abortion.
The Economist (US)
; ... controversial not because it is banned but because it is obligatory--for mothers whose pregnancy violates strict curbs on family size. News came this week of a father who was fined 600,000 yuan ($78,000) for breaking the one-child policy, which came into force in 1979 ...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Half GPs back new laws on abortion.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; MORE than half of GPs back a change in the law to allow abortion on request in the first three months of pregnancy. Currently, two doctors must give written consent before a woman can go ahead with an abortion. But a survey by abortion services providers Marie Stopes International found 52 per cent
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Attitudes to abortion in Australia: 1972 to 2003.
People and Place
; Since the October 2004 Federal election Australia has embarked on a new abortion debate. Some commentators suggest that public opinion has turned away from a pro-choice position. However the new 2003 Australian Survey of Social Attitudes shows this is not so: 81 per cent of Australians are
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Parliament: Abortion should be legalised in Northern Ireland, say MPs HEALTH
The Independent - London
; THE BATTLE for the liberalisation of the UK's abortion laws will intensify today with a call for the procedure to be legalised in Northern Ireland. A report calling for the change, from the all-party group on population, development and reproductive health, could be followed by a backbench bill to
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Half of GPs back abortion on request, survey reveals
Yorkshire Post
; JUST over half of GPs support a change in the law to allow abortion "on request", according to research released today. The survey by Marie Stopes International (MSI), the leading abortion services provider outside the NHS, found 52 per cent of GPs want women to be able to request an abortion in
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