Klik op de link Medical testimony by Colleen A. Malloy concerning H.R. 3803 om naar het artikel te gaan.

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(This article has been substantially revised.) Abortion is often described as a necessary component of women’s health. Abortion rights groups contend that unless it is legal and freely available, backyard abortionists will fill the gap in demand and maternal mortality rates will rise. Remarkably, though, for such a contentious issue, there is little data to back up this claim.

Dr. Calhoun’s paper reviews a large body of literature concerning the risk factors for preterm birth.  He finds a disturbing trend among medical journals and some authors to undervalue or bury entirely the link between previous abortion and risk of preterm birth.

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Respect for autonomy is one of the most convincing arguments for euthanasia. It was the theme of a strong defence of legalising it in Australia in the Journal of Law and Medicine by Margaret Otlowski and Lorana Bartels in 2010. They concluded that ” in a secular society with an ageing population” legalisation is inevitable.

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