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The Politicization of Abortion and Hippocratic Disobedience in Islamist Sudan [PDF]
Health and Human Rights, 2019 In Sudan’s Islamist state, abortion is politicized through its association with illegal pregnancy. Fornication is a crime against God punishable with 100 lashes, and pregnancy outside a marriage contract constitutes sufficient evidence of a woman’s ...
Liv Tønnessen, Samia Al-Nagar
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BMJ Global Health, 2020 Introduction Induced abortion is legally permitted in Ghana under specific conditions, but access to services that meet guidelines approved by government is limited. As part of a larger project comparing five methodologies to estimate abortion incidence,
Chelsea B Polis +7 more
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A Critical Introspection of Abortion Laws in Nigeria
ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2022 An abortion is a procedure to end pregnancy, either by surgery or Medicine. The procedure is expected to be done by a licensed health care professional.
Ifeoluwayimika Bamidele, Precious Fasuyi
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A systematic review of the research evidence on cross-country features of illegal abortions [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2017 Background: There are contrasting debates about abortions and prohibitory regulations posed serious public health challenges especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.
Farideh Aghaei +2 more
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The Medical and Financial Burden of Illegal Abortion
Cureus, 2022 More than a heated debate subject, abortion is a matter that has been present in human history for a very long time. As our society evolves and advances in medicine and socioeconomic systems are made, the subject of the medical procedure known as abortion appears to be a differentiator in our behaviors as a society.
Rivera Rodriguez, Grecia +5 more
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Knowledge and attitude of schoolgirls about illegal abortions in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2010 Background: Adolescent sexual activity, early pregnancy, induced abortion and the increase in HIV infection have become major concerns in sub-Saharan Africa and understanding adolescent sexual behaviour remains a challenge.
Lussy J. Paluku +3 more
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Illegal births and legal abortions – the case of China [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2005 Abstract Background China has a national policy regulating the number of children that a woman is allowed to have. The central concept at the individual level application is "illegal pregnancy". The purpose of this article is to describe and problematicize the concept of illegal pregnancy and its use in practice.
Hemminki, E. +3 more
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Illegal Abortion in Iran: Challenges, Consequences, Recommendations. [PDF]
Arch Iran MedAzarbakhsh H, Rashedi M.
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Abortion practices among women in Buéa: a socio-legal investigation
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: There are controversies surrounding the practice of abortion especially in developing countries of Africa. Cameroon is not an exception to this and hence this study aims at assessing knowledge on the awareness of abortion laws, the factors ...
Mbuwir Charlotte Bongfen +1 more
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Non-marital Pregnancies and Unmarried Women’s Search for Illegal Abortion in Morocco [PDF]
Health and Human Rights, 2019 Abortion in Morocco is illegal except to safeguard a woman’s life or health. Morocco has put some sexual and reproductive health policies into motion that are in line with the standards defined by the World Health Organization and the United Nations ...
Irene Capelli
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