The papers included in this supplement were first given at a meeting, The New Ethics of
Abortion, organised by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) in Senate House at …

Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in today9s world. People tend to turn to the
law when trying to decide what is the best possible solution to an unwanted pregnancy …

This paper argues that the central issue in the abortion debate has not changed since 1967
when the English parliament enacted the Abortion Act. That central issue concerns the moral …

The publication of this book is encouraging fora number ofreasons. It is a major contribution
to medical ethics and its length, depth and thoroughness all bear witness both to the …

The act had a long gestation. As far back as 1933 the chief medical officer stated in his
annual report," There is also, it is to be feared, a substantial increase in abortion, and in the …

Of all the sociomedical questions of our time, none is more frequently and hotly debated
than abortion. Until now the debate has mostly been about the morality of abortion and …

The problem of the morality of abortion is one of the most complex and controversial in the
entire field of applied ethics. It may therefore appear rather surprising that the most popular …

As in many other countries, there is significant debate in England and Wales on the law
related to abortion. The views of ethicists vary between those who think that the legal …

Sir Dugald Baird sketches the history of abortion legislation in Great Britain from the
beginning of the century. In his views the 1967 Abortion Act has been one of the most …

Canada is one of the few countries in the world—China is another—that has decriminalized
abortion. In Canada, there are no legislative or judicial restrictions whatsoever on abortion …