| Attitudes among Danes towards prenatal testing and termination of pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 22994527 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Denmark offers public financed prenatal testing (PNT) to all pregnant woman but results are typically not available until after 12 weeks gestation, which is also the time limit for termination of pregnancy (TOP) on request. Committees decide on requests for later TOP. In a questionnaire survey, we investigated attitudes among Danes towards these issues. We also asked for opinions on two claims commonly found in the debate concerning women´s right to decide on TOP in relation to PNT. 1000 persons aged 18 to 45 years were drawn randomly from the national personal register. Response rate was 49%. Women and older respondents were overrepresented and may have caused a bias toward conservative attitudes. A majority supported the current PNT program and time limit for TOP on request but only one-third supported committees deciding on all cases of late TOP. The implications of prenatal testing results becoming more accessible are discussed. |
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Sigurd W Uldall; Michael S Norup |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-19 |
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica© 2012 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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