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An investigation into the British Pregnancy Advisory Service response to requests for late abortions: A report by the Chief Medical Officer

  • Document type:
    Report
  • Author:
    Department of Health; Sir Liam Donaldson
  • Published date:
    21 September 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Chief Executives,Professionals
  • Product number:
    271067
  • Gateway reference:
    5463
  • Pages:
    37
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

The Chief Medical Officer was asked, by the Secretary of State for Health, to investigate the handling of late abortion cases by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS). His report makes a number of best practice recommendations for dealing with late gestation abortion cases and improving early access to services.

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