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The British Candidate for Termination of Pregnancy: A Quantified Survey of Psychiatric Referrals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Robert G. Priest
Robert G. Priest*
Affiliation:
St. George's Hospital Medical School, St. George's Hospital, London S.W.17
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In Great Britain the majority of terminations are carried out under Clause 2 of the new Abortion Act—a threat to the physical or mental health of the mother. It is understood that the majority of such abortions are performed on mental rather than physical grounds. Little is known about the degree of psychiatric illness displayed by these subjects, and practically no studies so far published have attempted to quantify this.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 118 , Issue 546 , May 1971 , pp. 579 - 580
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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