Article: 1995 Pill scare 'caused abortion rate to rise'.(News)

Article: Pill scare leads to shock rise in abortion ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... rise of 3.8 per cent. The abortion rate - the number of abortions per ... effects of the 1995 contraceptive pill scare - when it was feared some types ... also leads to an increase in the abortion rate. It is the myth of safe sex ...

Article: Abortions rise by 8 per cent after contraceptive pill ...
The Independent - London;  July 23, 1997 ;     618 words ... ... the 1995 contraceptive pill scare. Family planning experts ... the consequences of the Pill scare had been exacerbated ... cent). The overall abortion rate for women resident in ... 1995 rate of 12. The Pill scare in October 1995 followed ...

Article: Figures confirm Pill scare abortion rise
The Independent - London;  February 18, 1997 ;     672 words ...A sharp rise in the abortion rate after the health scare over the contraceptive pill will be revealed ... leapt by 6.7 per cent in November in the aftermath of the 1995 Pill scare, but the latest figures are expected to show a further worrying ...

Article: Health: Abortions leapt after Pill scare
The Independent - London;  October 1, 1997 ;     474 words ... ... conceptions and a rise in abortions to more than 120,000. The abortion rate for women aged 15-44 rose from 14.5 per 1,000 in October ... put off from using the Pill. It is very likely that the Pill scare had some effect." The Birth Control Trust, which provides ...

Article: Abortion rate still at high level
The Independent - London;  August 13, 1997 ;     344 words ... ... Birth Control Trust said that the 6.7 per cent rise in abortions in the first quarter of 1996, following the contraceptive pill scare of October 1995, had been maintained in the first quarter of 1997, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics ...

Article: Middle-aged women boost abortion rate.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 18, 1998 ;     588 words ... ... all age groups, with an average increase of 1.3 per cent in 1997 on 1996. Most experts believe the 1995 contraceptive pill scare - started by fears that some brands could cause blood clots - is to blame for the increases, combined with the steady closure ...

Article: Pill scare drives abortions to record
The Independent - London;  February 17, 1999 ;     657 words ... ... in oral contraception, sparked by the Pill scare three years ago, has led to the highest ... 1,000 just before the October 1995 Pill scare. The rate was 8 per 1,000 in 1971 ... general feeling, perhaps, that the Pill scare caused a crisis of confidence in methods ...