http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk en-gb The Pro-Choice Forum site is for those who have an interest in discussion of the social, legal and ethical aspects of abortion from a pro-choice perspective. Features discussion from the UK and Ireland. Sun, 03 July 2011 13:35:35 GMT Copyright: (C) Pro-Choice Forum Frank Field MP and Nadine Dorries MP are seeking to take away from abortion providers their role in providing women with information and counselling. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr13.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr13.php Sun, 03 July 2011 13:35:35 GMT Psychological Issues Opinion, Comment & Reviews Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of British Pregnancy Advisory Serive, takes to task those who claim that a grisly late-abortion clinic in the US shows we must restrain women's reproductive freedom. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_5.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_5.php Wed, 08 March 2011 16:35:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Ethical issues Read this commentary on the recent report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on fetal awareness, written by Stuart Derbyshire, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, and member of the RCOG Working Party that authored the report. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_4.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_4.php Tue, 15 July 2010 16:33:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Ethical issues Book review by John Gillott http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt5.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt5.php Tue, 15 July 2010 16:30:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Reproductive technologies Fears that a growing world population will worsen the problems caused by climate change have led some to propose voluntary strategies of 'population reduction'. How should advocates of reproductive choice respond? By Jennie Bristow, Editor, Abortion Review http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_pol_2.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_pol_2.php Tue, 13 October 2009 13:25:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion politics This stimulating event was organised by Dr Sam Rowlands, Honorary Associate Professor at Warwick Medical School, for the Sexuality and Sexual Health Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_serv6.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_serv6.php Wed, 03 June 2009 18:43:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion services The national abortion statistics for England and Wales are published today, showing a small decrease in the total number of abortions from last year - 195,296, compared with 198,499. The abortion rate has also fallen slightly, from 18.6 per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44 in 2007 to 18.2 in 2008. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex8.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex8.php Wed, 03 June 2009 18:33:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Women's experiences Next week the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is set to come back to the UK Parliament. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr12.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr12.php Mon, 20 October 2008 19:58:35 GMT Psychological Issues Opinion, Comment & Reviews Eighty-five academics with expertise in medical ethics and law have joined together to call on Parliament to modernize the Abortion Act 1967. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw16.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw16.php Mon, 20 October 2008 19:56:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion law Tory MP Nadine Dorries has unveiled 20 reasons why the upper time limit for abortion should be lowered to 20 weeks gestation. There are at least 24 reasons why it should stay as it is, argues Jennie Bristow, journalist and editor of the on-line journal Abortion Review. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw15.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw15.php Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Research By Jessica L. Barnack of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_research8.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_research8.php Sun, 07 Apr 2008 17:12:35 GMT Psychological Issues Abortion law Wellcome Trust, 2006 http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt4.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt4.php Sun, 07 Apr 2008 16:12:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Reproductive technologies Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of BPAS, analyses the 'problem' of Britain's rising abortion rate. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex7.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex7.php Sun, 07 Apr 2008 15:12:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Women's experiences This comment is by Ellie Lee. The contest about abortion in Britain has shifted in recent years, with debates about 'the science' increasingly taking centre stage. This month sees the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act, and discussion so far has again been dominated by arguments about fetal viability, and the psychology and biology of fetal pain. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw12.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw12.php Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:12:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion law This comment is by Joyce Arthur, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada. Canada is the only democratic country in the world that has no abortion law or restrictions of any kind, and it has proven that such laws are completely unnecessary. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw13.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw12.php Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:12:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion law This comment is by By Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw14.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrabortlaw14.php Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:12:35 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion law This comment is by Ellie Lee. A new study has addressed an under-researched area of the experience of abortion; why women have abortions at 13-24 weeks. Dr Ellie Lee, senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Kent, worked on the study. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex6.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrwomex6.php Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:21:01 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Women's experiences This comment is by Sally Sheldon. The discussion is based around the issues of stored embryos, gender equality and the meaning of parenthood. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt3.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocrrt3.php Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:21:01 GMT Psychological Issues Opinion, Comment & Reviews This comment is by Ellie Lee. The discussion is based around an article in the Times regarding abortion and the relationship to depression. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr11.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/psy_ocr11.php Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:05:01 GMT Psychological Issues Opinion, Comment & Reviews This comment is by Ellie Lee. The discussion is based around the 4-D ultrasound images of the 'smiling' fetus. http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_2.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ethical_iss_2.php Thur, 5 Oct 2006 12:05:01 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Related issues This comment is by barrister Barbara Hewson. The discussion is based on Antenatal Diagnosis and Human Rights http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ire_abort_1.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_ire_abort_1.php Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:05:01 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Ireland and abortion Ann Furedi, chief executive of bpas looks at issues surrounding 'do-it-yourself' abortions? http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_serv5.php http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/ocr_abort_serv5.php Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:05:01 GMT Opinion, Comment & Reviews Abortion services