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Informed Consent: Bill voted out
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Some 182 MPs voted against and 107 in favour of backbencher Ann Winterton's 10-minute-rule bill Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions) in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5th June.
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The proposed legislation included the proposal that women considering abortion receive proper counselling warning them of possible dangers to their physical and mental health, informing them of alternative help available, and providing them with a delay of seven days before making a final decision.
The Bill also required doctors to state on the notification forms whether the abortion was carried out on physical OR on mental grounds (instead of clubbing the two together as at present and thus obscuring the real reasons for the abortion).
To read a transcript of the debate and to see how MPs voted click here
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CAREconfidential is a network of independently-run centres that, for twenty years, has been helping women facing unplanned pregnancies or who experience difficulties following an abortion.
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Click here for press coverage on the Bill
Further Action
MP Angela Watkinson tabled an Early day Motion on Tuesday 5th June highlighting the increased risk of mental health problems in women who have abortions and calling on the Government to show greater respect and care for women by ensuring that they are adequately informed of the possible dangers.
Please contact your MP and encourage them to sign up to EDM 1620: Mental Health and Abortion.
To view the full text of the EDM please click here
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