[Sunny_01]

I am totally pro-choice. I feel that if a woman/girl becomes pregnant and then decides that she does not want to proceed with the pregnancy for whatever reason she should have the choice to end it.

My daughter has just had the blood test you have when pregnant to determine whether you are high or low risk of having a baby with downs, whatever the outcome I will support my daughter in her decision making. It is long term many people have to think about not just the here and now.

I agree with Stropz when she says that women rarely take it lightly when having an abortion, in fact many women are left traumatised for years following one. This is one of those situations where it would be so easy to judge people!

Getting an abortion isnt that easy there are guidelines and timescales that have to be followed:

In England, Scotland and Wales abortion is regulated by the Abortion Act 1967. It accepts that abortion is justified but only in certain circumstances and before the 24th week of the pregnancy. The Act says that:

· an abortion can legally be carried out if two doctors agree that to continue the pregnancy would put the mother's life at risk or she is at risk of physical or mental injury (which can include serious emotional strain, depression and other forms of mental stress); or,
· two doctors agree that the child is likely to be born with severe mental or physical disability.

An abortion must be carried out before the 24th week of pregnancy, unless a serious risk of life occurs to the mother beyond this period.

If you are under 16 either your parents must give their consent or else the two doctors who agree to the termination must also agree that you are mature enough to understand what their decision means. If the abortion is being carried out after eight weeks then it will be under a general anaesthetic in which case permission may be required from your parents if you are under 16.

The would-be-father (whether married or not) has no legal right to prevent the mother from having an abortion. The decision is hers.

As for the morning after pill both of you were right Kiz and Laura.
The morning-after pill will prevent or delay the release of an egg from the ovary if given prior to ovulation, or it will help prevent the egg from traveling down the fallopian tubes and implanting in the uterus if you have already ovulated. The morning-after pill reduces the chance of getting pregnant; it does NOT cause an abortion