'Finger on the Pulse' is a new 1st incision series which aims to explore current affairs and contemporary issues related to medicine, the NHS and ethics, discussing them from a Christian perspective. 

In this episode, we reflect on the recent sentencing of Carla Foster for a late-term, home abortion and discuss current abortion practices and beginning-of-life ethics. 

• RCOG Guidelines on Abortion Care: rcog.org.uk/guidance/browse-all-guidance/best-practice-papers/best-practice-in-abortion-care-best-practice-paper/ 
• Wegienka, G. and Baird, D. D. (2005) ‘A comparison of recalled date of last menstrual period with prospectively recorded dates’, Journal of Women’s Health, 14(3), pp. 248–252. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.248.
• The King v Carla Foster, Sentencing Remarks: judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/R-v.-Foster-sentencing-remarks-12.6.23.pdf
• Chang B. Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics. Tain: Christian Focus Publications, 2023
• Choices Islington  - choicesislington.org
• Trafford, A.M. et al. (2023) Temporal trends in eating disorder and self-harm incidence rates among adolescents and young adults in the UK in the 2 years since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based study, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health [Preprint]. doi:10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00126-8.
• Scrivener E. A New Name. London:IVP. 2012
• Pollock J. personhood. CMF file. No. 75. June 2023. cmf.li/3CIok2f

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