the bans only apply to abortions of living fetuses, this protects the abortion providers from prosecution. The most common method of inducing fetal demise is to inject digoxin intrafetally or potassium chloride intrathoracically. In other countries Questioned about the policy of the UK government on the issue in Parliament, Baroness Andrews stated that: We are not aware of the procedure referred to as "partial-birth abortion" being used in Great Britain. It is the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' (RCOG) belief that this method of abortion is never used as a primary or pro-active technique and is only ever likely to be performed in unforeseen circumstances in order to reduce maternal mortality or severe morbidity. References External links Legal documents Appeals court upholds Ohio "partial-birth abortion" law (AMANews article) : 19 January 2004. Appeals Court decision in Haskell v. Taft, upholding Ohio PBA Ban : (decided 17 December 2003) Includes description of the procedure, Decision of the Court, and Dissenting opinion Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, signed by President Bush in March, 2003 Ohio law banning "partial birth feticide" : enacted 18 August 2000. Stenberg v. Carhart Decision voiding Nebraska's PBA ban, circa 2000 HR 1833, vetoed by President Clinton in 1996 Congressional Testimony of Brenda Pratt Shafer, RN, March 21, 1996 Commentary Ban Wagons – Reason Magazine article about the naming of "partial birth abortion" (supporting legality of the procedure) About.com's Pros & Cons of Partial Birth Abortion (neutral about the legality of the procedure) The Myth of Partial Birth Abortion, by Don Sloan, MD (supporting the legality of the procedure) Partial-Birth Abortion – A Chink In The Pro-Abortion Armor (opposing the legality of the procedure) The "Partial-Birth" Myth – No, it's not a birth (supporting the legality of the procedure) Gina Gonzales as told to Barry Yeoman, "I Had An Abortion When I Was Six Months Pregnant," Glamour (supporting the legality of the procedure) Other Martin Haskell's 1992 monograph: Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion , which called the procedure "Dilation and Extraction" ReligiousTolerance.org: Dilation & Extraction (PBA) Procedure (aka Partial Birth Abortion) – All sides Presbyterians pro-life: A Pediatrician Looks at Babies Late in Pregnancy and Late Term Abortion A doctor's right to choose – Salon'' article Methods of abortion