Abortion Shield Laws

Review of abortion laws.

a major problem when my generation of GPs retires and IUD fitters will not be replaced. Surely the role of the Faculty should be to increase and encourage training, rather than to stick to rigid and outdated requirements? The present LoC IUT allows a doctor to fit any device once they have completed seven insertions. This means that they could fit six Mirenas and one Flexi-T® and then be deemed...

New Brunswick assailed over "sexist" abortion laws.

Permissive abortion laws, religion, and moral compromise.

Article: In the 1984 elections in the United States some of the candidates were criticized for advocating public policies that conflicted with the teachings of their churches. Chief among such targets of this criticism were Catholics, such as Geraldine Ferraro and Mario Cuomo, who defended permissive abortion laws while maintaining that in private they regard abortion as morally wrong. The purp...

Abortion: time to clarify Australia's confusing laws.

Australian criminal law is a matter for states and territories. In relation to abortion, many laws are unclear and outdated, and are inconsistent between states and territories. Doctors practise under time constraints and on a case-by-case basis. Most current laws have grey areas that leave doctors vulnerable to accusations, negative publicity and career damage, especially in the case of late a...

Abortion practices undermining reformist laws--experts.