A) Clause A of the Abortion Act 1967
B) Clause B of the Abortion Act 1967
C) Clause C of the Abortion Act 1967
D) Clause D of the Abortion Act 1967
E) Clause E of the Abortion Act 1967
F) Clause F of the Abortion Act 1967
G) Clause G of the Abortion Act 1967
H) Termination of pregnancy not appropriate
Instructions
For each scenario described below, choose the single most appropriate clause under which pregnancy may legally be terminated in the UK from the above list of options. Each option may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
1) A healthy 18 year old woman requests termination of pregnancy at 8 weeks gestation for personal reasons
2) A 42 year old woman with pulmonary hypertension is referred to the clinic at 6 weeks gestation.
3) A 20 year old woman is found to have a risk of having a baby with Down’s syndrome screening of 1 in 2 at 18 weeks gestation. The fetus is found to have an atrio-ventricular septal defect and duodenal atresia on ultrasound scanning.
4) A 32 year old mother of 4 children attends for anomaly scanning at 20 weeks gestation. No anomalies are detected. She becomes very upset when she is informed that the fetus is female and requests termination of pregnancy 1 week later
5) A 32 year old woman was found to have a fetus with Down’s syndrome on amniocentesis at 19 weeks gestation but decided to continue with the pregnancy. At 30 weeks gestation, she requests termination of pregnancy.
A) Termination of pregnancy not appropriate
B) Oral mifepristone + vaginal misoprostol
C) Oral misoprostol + vaginal prostaglandins
D) Surgical termination using suction evacuation
E) Surgical termination using dilatation and curettage
F) Oral misoprostol + vaginal mifepristone
G) Vaginal misoprostol
H) Oral mifepristone
I) Fetocide + vaginal mifepristone
J) Fetocide + vaginal misoprostol
K) Fetocide + oral mifepristone + vaginal misoprostol
L) Fetocide + oral misoprostol + vaginal mifepristone
M) Vaginal Dinoprostone
N) Vaginal Dinoprost
Instructions
For each scenario described below, choose the single most appropriate management from the above list of options. Each option may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
6) A healthy 17 year old woman has been counselled and listed for termination of pregnancy at 10 weeks gestation for personal reasons
7) A 35 year old woman with severe asthma has been counselled and listed for termination of pregnancy at 8 weeks gestation
8) A healthy 24 year old woman is found to have a fetus with Down’s syndrome at 22 weeks gestation
9) A 40 year old woman with a renal transplant and impaired renal function has been counselled and listed for termination of pregnancy at 9 weeks gestation
1 A wrong
2 C wrong
3 D wrong
4 H correct
5 D wrong
6 D correct
7 H wrong
8 K correct
9 B wrong
Posted by Joanna L.
OOPS was reading original text of act - wrong! Please disregard my prev answer..
1 C correct
2 A correct
3 E correct
4 H correct
5 E correct
6 D correct
7 H wrong
8 K correct
9 B wrong
Posted by vidya B.
1.C correct
2.A correct
3.E correct
4.H correct
Posted by vidya B.
1.C correct2.A correct3.E correct 4 H correct 5 E correct 6.B wrong7.D wrong8.K correct 9.B wrong
Posted by G. K.
1) C correct
2) A correct
3) E correct
4) C wrong
5) E correct
6)D correct
7) D wrong
8) K correct
9) D correct
Posted by PAUL A.
The Abortion Act 1967
The Abortion Act 1967 forms the basis on which a pregnancy may legally be terminated in the UK. There are 7 Clauses or Grounds on which a pregnancy may legally be terminated.
A: The continuation of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman greater than if the pregnancy were terminated
B: That the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanebt injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman
Note that no gestation age limit is stipulated in Clauses A & B.
C: The pregnancy has NOT exceeded its 24th week and that the continuation of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman (includes pregnancies up to 24 weeks + 0 days) This clause forms the basis for so-called ‘social’ abortions
D: The pregnancy has NOT exceeded its 24th week and that the continuation of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of any existing child(ren) of the family or of the pregnant woman (includes pregnancies up to 24 weeks + 0 days)
E: There is a substantial risk that if the child were born, it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped This clause forms the basis for terminations for fetal abnormalities. NOTE THAT NO GESTATION AGE LIMIT IS STIPULATED IN THIS CLAUSE
F and G are for emergency terminations only. F: To save the life of the pregnant woman; G: to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman
Question 6 – D: TOP at 10 weeks should be surgical by suction evacuation. Mifepristone is only licensed for use until 9 weeks (63 days from LMP).
Question 7: B: Less than 9 weeks so medical TOP would be appropriate (and you would want to avoid GA). Misoprostol does not cause bronchospasm and can be used in asthmatics
Question 8: K: Fetocide recommended though not essential. Mifepristone (oral) + vaginal misoprostol should be used
Question 9: D: Mifepristone contra-indicated in renal impairment. Therefore surgical TOP would be most appropriate method as prostaglandins on their own associated with prolonged initiation – to – termination interval and high failure rate.
Posted by A S.
Dear Pual
Regarging the answer to question 4 , the mental health of the lady will be affected if she will continue pregnancy (cluase C ) . She is still less than 24 ws . Would it be possible to allow her to terminate the pregnancy if she didn t tell us about concern abuot the fetal sex ?
Posted by A S.
Dear Paul
Would you please explain about terms of using oral mifepristone
Posted by PAUL A.
Dear Pual
Regarging the answer to question 4 , the mental health of the lady will be affected if she will continue pregnancy (cluase C ) . She is still less than 24 ws . Would it be possible to allow her to terminate the pregnancy if she didn t tell us about concern abuot the fetal sex ?
The question makes it clear she is terminating the pregnancy because of fetal sex and this is not allowed no matter how distressed she will be about having a baby with the \'wrong\' sex
Posted by PAUL A.
Dear Paul
Would you please explain about terms of using oral mifepristone
