| Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. | |
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PMID: 20618106 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate community attitudes to abortion, including views on whether doctors should face sanctions for performing late abortion in a range of clinical and social situations. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: An anonymous online survey of 1050 Australians aged 18 years or older (stratified by sex, age and location) using contextualised questions, conducted between 28 and 31 July 2008. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Attitudes to abortion, particularly after 24 weeks' gestation. RESULTS: Our study showed a high level of support for access to early abortion; 87% of respondents indicated that abortion should be lawful in the first trimester (61% unconditionally and 26% depending on the circumstances). In most of the clinical and social circumstances described in our survey, a majority of respondents indicated that doctors should not face professional sanctions for performing abortion after 24 weeks' gestation. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that a majority of Australians support laws which enable women to access abortion services after 24 weeks' gestation, and that support varies depending on circumstances. Simple yes/no polls may give a misleading picture of public opinion. |
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Authors:
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Lachlan J de Crespigny; Dominic J Wilkinson; Thomas Douglas; Mark Textor; Julian Savulescu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 193 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-08-31 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 9-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. lachlandec@yahoo.com.au |
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Abortion, Induced*
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legislation & jurisprudence,
psychology Adolescent Adult Aged Attitude to Health* Australia Female Gestational Age Humans Male Middle Aged Physicians / legislation & jurisprudence Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First Pregnancy Trimester, Second Public Opinion* Young Adult |
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