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Conditions of provision - on request up to 14 weeks

9. Do you agree that a woman should have the choice to request an abortion up to 14 weeks?

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Yes
No

Conditions of provision - rape

10. Do you agree that a woman who has become pregnant after being raped should have the choice to request an abortion without having to report the rape?

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Yes
No
Don't know
Please provide any further comments here
A large percentage of rape is not reported for a variety of reasons, the mental scaring of such actsfor the victim can be cataclysmic. An unwanted pregnancy and the stress of reporting the violation of the rape should in no way be mandatory to the termination of the pregnancy. Even the notion of this is inhuman and archaic.

Conditions of provision - fatal foetal abnormality

11. Do you think that a woman should have the choice to request an abortion if it is detected that the foetus has a fatal abnormality, at any stage of the pregnancy including after 24 weeks?

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Yes
No
Don't know

Conditions of provision - exceptional circumstances

12. Do you think that there are any circumstances in which an abortion should be provided after the 24th week?

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Yes
No
Don't know

Provision of abortion advice and informed consent

13. The Bill proposes that the NHS should routinely provide professional counselling to women at all or any stages of their pregnancy, to make the decision that is right for them about their pregnancy. How do you think this could best be provided?

Please select all that apply
Free NHS funded counselling before deciding to have an abortion
Free NHS funded counselling after having an abortion
Free NHS funded counselling at any time
Free NHS funded counselling on-Island
Free NHS funded face to face counselling
Free NHS funded telephone counselling
Information about accessing private counselling if preferred
Are there any circumstances where funded off-Island counselling should be considered?
An individual who does not have family/friendship support mechanisms about them on island.

Serious social grounds

14. Do you believe that there are some social factors or situations when a woman should be able to choose to have an abortion?

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Yes
No
What factors or situations?
Whatever the reason, there are many social reasons, the freedom to choose howevershould be with the individual

Overall reproductive healthcare

15. Do you think that the cost of abortion services should be provided by the NHS as part of women's overall reproductive healthcare?

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Yes
No

Healthcare staff - conscientious objection

16. Do you believe that healthcare staff should be able to opt out of taking part in an abortion if they have conscientious objections?

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Yes
No
Don't know

Abortion services - buffer zones

17. Should there be legal protection to prevent demonstrations or protests outside any facility which provides abortion advice or treatments on the Isle of Man?

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Yes
No