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No Improvement in Survival Rates for Extremely Premature Babies

                   
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May 9, 2008
        
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In the week before the House of Commons is expected to debate the time limit on abortion in the UK, a study on BMJ.com reports that over the past 12 years there has been no improvement in survival of babies born before 24 weeks' gestation, the current legal limit for abortion. The authors... [read full story]                    

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Study little help for anti-abortion group

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May 9, 2008
        

A British study on the survival of premature infants provides ammunition for those who want to keep the abortion limit at 24 weeks rather than reduce it. ... The survey of premature infants in the Trent region found that the survival rate of those born at 24 or 25 weeks...

UK 24-Week Abortion Law Challenged By Un-Science

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May 9, 2008
        

Anti-choice activists and legislators (MPs) in the UK are arguing that the legal limit for abortions should be lowered from the 24 weeks it is now to 20 weeks. Their argument? Babies born pre-term, at 22 and 23 weeks gestational age, have a greater chance of survival these days. There's only one...

Very premature baby survival not improving

reutershealth.com
May 9, 2008
        

LONDON (Reuters) - There has been no improvement in the survival rate of babies born before Britain's 24-week legal limit for abortion, doctors said on Friday, ahead of an expected attempt by pro-life legislators to reduce the cut-off period. ... By Tim Castle LONDON...

Study little help for anti-abortion group

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May 9, 2008
        

LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- A British study on the survival of premature infants provides ammunition for those who want to keep the abortion limit at 24 weeks rather than reduce it. ... The survey of premature infants in the Trent region found that the survival rate of those...

Very premature baby survival not improving

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May 9, 2008
        

There has been no improvement in the survival rate of babies born before Britain's 24-week legal limit for abortion, doctors said on Friday, ahead of an expected attempt by pro-life legislators to reduce the cut-off period. ... Study: Medical advances not helping infants...

                   

Extremely Premature Baby Survival Still Low

emaxhealth.com
May 9, 2008
        

There has been no improvement in survival of babies born before 24 weeks' gestation or extremely premature, the current legal limit for abortion. ... Survival of extremely premature babies in a geographically defined population: prospective cohort study of 1994-9 compared...

The Current 24-Week Limit For Abortion Should Stay, Say UK Doctors

medicalnewstoday.com
May 9, 2008
        

Research published in today's (Friday 9 May 2008) BMJ1 concludes that over a recent twelve2 year period there was no significant improvement in the survival of babies born before 24 weeks gestation. Given this new data, the BMA is calling on MPs to vote against any attempt to reduce the 24-week...

                   

Baby blues

gollyg.blogspot.com
May 9, 2008
        

babies below 24 weeks. Viability has always been the issue in the UK because, foolishly, it's where the prochoice majority decided to hold the line. I guess we knew that we couldn't defeat religiously motivated people with "it's a woman's choice and none of your fucking...

                   

Survival Of Extremely Premature Babies Is Not Improving With Modern Medicine

medicalnewstoday.com
May 9, 2008
        

Just a week before the House of Commons is projected to debate the timelimit on abortion in the United Kingdom, a study has been released thatindicates that over the past 12 years, no improvement has been seen inthe survival rates of babies born before 24 weeks gestation, thecurrent legal limit...