Archive for the ‘Termination/Abortion’ Category

More counselling needed for those considering termination

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Many women who have a termination don’t realise they run risks of subsequently giving birth to premature and low weight babies.
With a 35% increased risk of a low birth weight baby and a 36% raised risk of a pre-term baby in later pregnancies for those who aborted in their first or second trimester, surely this read more »

Abortions on the rise among young girls

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

According to official figures for England and Wales, the number of abortions among girls aged 16 increased by 10% in 2007 to 4,376. According to an article on the BBC, the number of abortions in the under 16s has risen by 27% in the past decade.
Gill Frances, chair of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group, read more »