Abortion levels hit record high in England and Wales
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Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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The London conference on reproductive health concluded Thursday with a resolution backing the right to abortion. The agreement on the right to abortion marked a significant step forward from the International
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British public in danger of losing its 'moral focus' on abortion, says Archbishop of Canterbury.
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The number of parents saying children have been unjustly taken for adoption is on the rise, campaigners claim.
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Â· 31 children worldwide rescued, 15 in BritainÂ· Film files seized include babies being raped
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A new released report shows that nearly 70,000 women, almost half of them in Asia, die from unsafe abortions each year. Asia accounts for 55 percent of the world&#39;s unsafe abortions.
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More than 1,000 women in Portugal had to be hospitalised last year due to complications following backstreet abortions in a country whose laws forbid legal abortion, health statistics showed.
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The number of women who are leaving it late to have children is increasing, statistics show.
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Some 1.2 million Brazilian women have been hospitalized in the last five years with infections, vaginal bleeding and other complications resulting from illegal abortions, said a report presented by health experts on Wednesday.
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Â· Catholic leader demands NHS block on terminationsÂ· Communion challenge to pro-choice politicians
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The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
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BUDAPEST, May 17 (IPS) - With the strictest abortion laws in Europe, one  would expect any debates to revolve around  its liberalisation.  Yet in 21st century Poland, the abortion issue has been  unsuccessfully  raised by politicians seeking to strengthen  anti-abortion legislation even further.
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Portugal holds a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to legalise abortion, an emotive issue in the overwhelmingly Catholic country where there are worries not enough people will vote to validate a decision.
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The number of prisoners in England and Wales reaches a record high of 81,135 inmates.
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The number of animal experiments in Britain rose last year to its highest level since 1994, prompting condemnation from animal rights campaigners who said the government had failed to curb cruelty.
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UK midwives are delivering almost 25% more babies than experts believe is appropriate, Tories suggest.
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The number of prisoners in England and Wales has risen to a record high of almost 81,000, the Prison Service said today.