Reproduction
Abortion - First trimester abortions
BMA position paper, August 2007, on abortions in the first trimester (up to around 13 weeks). The BMA is calling for the Abortion Act 1967 to be revised to ensure the safe administration of abortion in the first trimester.Abortion - The law and ethics of abortion - BMA views
BMA views on the law and ethics of abortion in the United Kingdom. The BMA recommends that doctors should not be encouraged to stretch practice to the boundaries of what is legally permissible.Abortion time limit, May 2008
Briefing paper, May 2008, on the abortion time limit. It is the BMA’s view, based on the peer-reviewed published UK data, that there is no evidence of significant improvements in the survival of extremely preterm infants to support reducing the 24-week limit for legal abortion.Abortion time limits
The aim of this briefing paper from the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee is to provide factual information for BMA members, policy makers and the wider public, in order to facilitate good quality, informed debate about abortion time limits.Abortion: First trimester abortion - a briefing paper by the BMA’s medical ethics committee
There are motions at the 2007 Annual Representative Meeting calling on the BMA to support amendments to the Abortion Act 1967 in relation to first trimester abortions. The BMA’s medical ethics committee has considered this issue and this briefing paper summarises the main proposals for change and the views of the committee.Human 'cloning': a discussion paper for the World Medical Association
A discussion paper on the subject of human cloning prepared for the World Medical Association. The primary aim of this paper is to clarify the fundamental differences between the various techniques which have been included under this broad heading.Human 'cloning': the BMA's position
The paper gives the BMA's view on reproductive cloning and on therapeutic cloning.Paternity testing
Guidance about genetic information being used to establish paternity, covering consent and the legal position.Surrogacy: Changing conceptions of motherhood
This book aims to equip health professionals with the necessary information to help inform these decisions by bringing together information on the medical, legal, ethical, psychological and practical aspects of surrogacy.Surrogacy: Considering surrogacy? Your questions answered
A surrogacy arrangement is one in which one woman (the surrogate mother) agrees to bear a child for another woman or a couple (the intended parents) and surrender it at birth. These FAQs answer some of the commonly asked questions on surrogacy.Memorandum of evidence to the Science and Technology Committee Inquiry into the scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967, August 2007
The BMA's written evidence, August 2007, submitted to the Westminster Parliament's Science and Technology Select Committee as part of its inquiry into the scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967.