Attitudes of Scottish abortion care providers towards provision of abortion after 16 weeks' gestation within Scotland.

Background: In Scotland, in contrast to the rest of Great Britain, abortion at gestations over 20 weeks is not provided, and provision of procedures above 16 weeks varies considerably between regions. Women at varying gestations above 16 weeks must travel outside Scotland, usually to England, for the procedure.

Objective: To determine the views of professionals working within Scottish abortion care about a Scottish late abortion service.

Contraception in obese older women.

Obesity is increasing in most western countries and rises significantly with age. Obese women are as sexually active as women of normal weight, and new sexual relationships in the older reproductive years are becoming more commonplace and still require effective contraception. Continuation of pregnancy in a woman over 40 carries health risks which are exacerbated by the presence of obesity.