Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 27 February 2012.
Abortion
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 6 February (WA 3) which stated that ““safe abortion reduces recourse to unsafe abortion and thus saves lives””, whether their policy position is also that safe abortion is a suitable option to reduce the risk of physical and mental harm where a child has been conceived as a result of rape.
- Answer
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The Department for International Development's (DfID) position is that safe abortion reduces recourse to unsafe abortion and thus saves maternal lives. The July 2011 DfID practice paper clearly outlines the UK policy position on safe and unsafe abortion in developing countries. However, access to safe and legal abortion in the circumstances above depends on an individual country's legislation and policy.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 15542; 735 c187WA
- Session
- 2010-12
- Related items
- Subjects
- Abortion Developing countries Rape
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