T2 L16 Termination of pregnancy Flashcards
How can we be involved in abortion?
Provision of information Carrying out tests for foetal anomalies Counselling as part of decision-making process Signing forms Writing prescriptions Pre-operative care Performing procedure Offering after-care
What is ground A of the abortion act?
Continuation of pregnancy would involve risk to life of pregnant woman greater than if pregnancy were terminated
What is ground B of the abortion act?
Termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to physical or mental health of pregnant woman
What is ground C of the abortion act?
Pregnancy hasn’t exceeded the 24th week and that continuation of pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy was terminated of injury to physical or mental health of pregnant woman
What is ground D of the abortion act?
Pregnancy hasn’t exceeded the 24th week and that continuation of pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy was terminated, of injury to physical or mental health of any existing children of family of pregnant woman
What is ground E of the abortion act?
Substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped
What is ground F of the abortion act?
In an emergency to save the life of the pregnant woman
What is ground G of the abortion act?
In an emergency to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman
What is there the 24th week law?
Pregnancy isn’t considered viable before 24 weeks
Why are abortion rates increasing?
Rising rates of terminations or better collection of data
Describe the doctor’s right to choose
No person shall be under any duty to participate in any treatment authorised by this act to which he has a conscientious objection, provided that in any legal proceedings, the burden of proof of conscientious objection shall rest on the person claiming to rely on it
Nothing shall affect any duty to participate in treatment which is necessary to save the life or prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of a pregnant woman
Give examples of some licensed clinics that carry out abortions
NHS clinic
BPAS
Marie Stokes
Brook
What form of surgical abortion is carried out between 12 and 14 weeks?
Vacuum aspiration
GA or local anaesthetic
When is dilation and evacuation carried out?
Over 14 weeks
Describe medical abortion
Progesterone antagonist (mifepristone) to stop the pregnancy Combined with misoprostol to start uterine contractions
