Abstract
Recent events in Parliament have been reported as if the discussion over abortion is simply about gestational age and the prospect of survival at 20 weeks, but the perennial debate, which may well require regular parliamentary revisiting in future, is only one of a number of ethical issues surrounding the current state of abortion law. Gareth Hughes, a medical student on the Lancaster campus of Liverpool University, reviews the current issues. Are we about to see the introduction of ‘home abortions’?
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