Australian attitudes to early and late abortion.
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 (str...
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| author | de Crespigny, L Wilkinson, D Douglas, T Textor, M Savulescu, J |
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| description | 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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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7961a68e-2c70-4db0-a789-859745e43dd92022-03-26T20:37:04ZAustralian attitudes to early and late abortion.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7961a68e-2c70-4db0-a789-859745e43dd9EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2010de Crespigny, LWilkinson, DDouglas, TTextor, MSavulescu, J 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. |
| spellingShingle | de Crespigny, L Wilkinson, D Douglas, T Textor, M Savulescu, J Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
| title | Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
| title_full | Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
| title_fullStr | Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
| title_short | Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. |
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