Science and Technology - Twelfth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 October 2007.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Background to the inquiry
The inquiry
Terms of reference
Witnesses
The aim of the inquiry
Specialist Advisers
Informal seminar
History of UK abortion law
Abortion in the UK
2 Upper gestational limit
Defining viability
Evidence of medical advances
Consciousness
Foetal pain
The chemical depression of awareness
Developmental psychology
Relevance to the upper gestational limit
4-D images and foetal consciousness
Reasons for late presentations
3 Abortion for foetal abnormality
Arguments for tightening the definition
Arguments against further clarification
Our conclusions
4 Access and procedure
Requirement for two doctors' signatures
Arguments in favour of removing the requirement
Arguments in favour of retaining the requirement
Our conclusions
Other causes of delay
Involvement of nurses
Arguments in favour of increasing nurses'
responsibilities
Arguments against increasing nurses' responsibilities
Our conclusions
Places where abortions can be carried out
Arguments to allow the second pill to be
taken at home
Arguments against allowing the second pill
to be taken at home
Our conclusion
5 Impact of abortion on women's health
Physical health risks
Future reproductive outcomes
Breast cancer
Post abortion infection
Restriction of access to abortion
Informed consent
Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Glossary
Annex A: Declarations of interest
Additional declarations of interest by
witnesses providing oral evidence
Annex B: Requests for Declarations of Interest
Request to witnesses providing oral evidence
Appendix: RCOG guidelines on 'Information
for women'
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
List of Evidence
Monday 15 October 2007
Wednesday 17 October 2007
Wednesday 24 October 2007
Written Evidence
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