Under the 1977 Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act, abortion is an offence under the Crimes Act unless two "certifying consultants" approve it on certain grounds, usually that a woman's mental health would be endangered by continuing the pregnancy.
Right. So, in order to legally have an abortion, you have to demonstrate a mental health problem.
Subsequently, the survey shows a higher percentage of those who have had abortions had mental health problems.
So is it just me, or do we have a bit of confusion on causality here?
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Date: 2006-01-04 01:43 am (UTC)Right. So, in order to legally have an abortion, you have to demonstrate a mental health problem.
Subsequently, the survey shows a higher percentage of those who have had abortions had mental health problems.
So is it just me, or do we have a bit of confusion on causality here?