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. 1980 Jan 19;1(8160):140-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90616-9.

The Wessex abortion studies: II. Attitudes of consultant gynaecologists to provision of abortion services

J R Ashton, A Chamberlain, K J Dennis, R G Rowe, W E Waters, M J Wheeller

The Wessex abortion studies: II. Attitudes of consultant gynaecologists to provision of abortion services

J R Ashton et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

Interviews with consultant gynaecologists serving the Wessex region about various aspects of their abortion work revealed considerable variations in attitudes and practice. Although the respondents referred to the same criteria in deciding whether to do an abortion, the assessments they made about the significance of these criteria were more of an individual matter. The variation in assessments partly explains the interdistrict disparities in the availability of N.H.S. abortions.

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