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For most women, deciding whether or not to have an abortion is one of the most emotionally traumatic events in their lives, and opinions on the subject are sharply divided between 'pro-choice' and 'pro-life' factions. But as abortion is so common within our society, its clinical, social and spiritual implications need constant review.

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Abortion adverts on TV and radio

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Dr Peter Saunders interview about TV and radio advertising for abortion providers. Broadcast on BBC Radio Humberside on 23 Jan 2012.
Duration: 10 mins

Peter Saunders debates Mental Health and Abortion

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Broadcast on 9th December 2011, BBC Radio 4 'Today'
Duration: 6 mins

Abortion Review confirms that 98% of all abortions in Britain are technically illegal (9/12/2011)

The most comprehensive review to date into the link between abortion and mental health problems has confirmed that women who have an unwanted pregnancy are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems after an abortion (See Guardian and BBC ) More significantly it reveals that 98% of all abortions carried out in Britain are...
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The facts about abortion v.2 (triple helix - winter 2011)

Lovewise 2011 £12 Running time: 45-60 minutes Available from www.lovewise.org.uk/abortion.html - Talk about Abortion and God in schools? Surely not! Yet it is possible and necessary amid the fallacies and fallout from this procedure. This excellent teaching package on Abortion, by Newcastle...
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Western complicity in global gender imbalance (triple helix - winter 2011)

Steve Fouch comments on the West's promotion of sex-selective abortion. - Over twenty years ago, the Indian writer Amartya Sen wrote about the 'missing millions' of girls in India, speculating that a deeply entrenched bias towards boys rather than girls would lead to neglect of girl children that...
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Abortion and mental health - the evidence builds (triple helix - winter 2011)

key points - The link between induced abortion and mental health problems has often been dismissed on the basis of lack of any compelling academic evidence however the author suggests this dominant view may be challenged by new research. Coleman's review asserts that as many as 10 per cent of all...
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Abortion counselling vote: CMF response (7/9/2011)

Following the House of Commons debate on the abortion counselling amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill, Philippa Taylor CMF's Head of Public Policy said: 'While we are disappointed at the level of opposition to the aim of the proposed amendment, the heart of this debate has always been the women facing an unplanned pregnancy. There is...
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Dr Andrew Fergusson on mental health and abortion

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Dr Andrew Fergusson discusses the recent paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry on the link between abortion and mental health problems in women, and the proposed amendment to the Health Bill on the provision of abortion counselling.
Duration: 10 mins

CMF News Update - issue 3

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An audio podcast of the latest news and comment from the CMF Blog with Andrew Horton. Episode 3: 1-7 September 2011

Abortion raises risk of mental health problems by 81% (1/9/2011)

In the largest study of its kind researchers have concluded that women having abortions experience an 81% increased risk of mental health problems. Published in the prestigious British Journal of Psychiatry, it also found almost 10% of all mental health problems in women are shown to be directly linked to abortion. Separate effects were calculated...
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