Australian attitudes to early and late abortion.

Journal article

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. RESULT...

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Authors: de Crespigny, L; Wilkinson, D; Douglas, T; Textor, M; Savulescu, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Medical journal of Australia
• Volume: 193
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-12
• Publication date: 2010-07-01
• EISSN: 1326-5377
• ISSN: 0025-729X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Australia; Abortion, Induced; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Attitude to Health; Middle Aged; Adolescent; Pregnancy Trimester, First; Gestational Age; Adult; Male; Physicians; Female; Public Opinion; Young Adult; Pregnancy; Aged; Humans