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Abortion as Insurance [PDF]

This paper views abortion access as an insurance policy that protects women from unwanted pregnancies. Within this framework, we present a theoretical model where greater access provides value in the form of insurance against unwanted births and also ...
Phillip B. Levine, Douglas Staiger
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The State and Sexual Politics: An Analysis of Abortion Discourses in Kenya [PDF]

, 2013
Unsafe abortion, an issue that leads to over 2,000 deaths and health complications for more than 21,000 women annually in Kenya, remains largely unaddressed by the Kenyan state. Despite the significant public importance of abortion, there has been little
Njagi, Jane Wambui
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The biomedicalisation of illegal abortion: the double life of misoprostol in Brazil

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
This paper examines the double life of misoprostol in Brazil, where it is illegally used by women as an abortifacient and legally used in obstetric hospital wards.
Silvia De Zordo
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Illegal abortion in Kenya

, 2008
The purpose of the research was to investigate the reasons of illegal abortion is still being practiced in Kenya. Apart from that, the main risks of the illegal abortion and whether contraceptives are still available for women need to be investigated in ...
Wanjohi, Nancy
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Abortion and Fertility Regulation

, 1996
To achieve their desired fertility, women use a combination of contraception and abortion, and some societies also place constraints on marriage and sexual activity. The degree to which these means are adopted varies considerably, but for the foreseeable
Rosenfield, Allan, Potts, Malcolm, Kulczycki, Andrzej   +2 more
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Effectiveness of the Al Qahtani method in estimating gestational age in the context of an alleged illegal abortion : a case report

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry
Introduction: Age estimation is crucial in forensic and dental sciences, particularly for determining gestational age in suspected illegal abortion cases.
Ferdy Rijaldi, Yudy Yudy, Eko Prastyo, Nurtami Soedarsono, Mindya Yuniastuti, Juanda Satriyo, Elza Ibrahim Auerkari   +6 more
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Abortion and Selection [PDF]

The introduction of legalized abortion in the early 1970s led to dramatic changes in fertility behavior. Some research has suggested as well that there were important impacts on cohort outcomes, but this literature has been limited and controversial.
Phillip B. Levine, Jonathan Gruber, Douglas Staiger, Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat   +3 more
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Understanding the barriers to and opportunities for improving access to safe, legal abortion services in Ghana: a policy analysis [PDF]

Unsafe abortion continues to be a major public health problem in Ghana. It accounts for 22-30% of the maternal mortality in the country. Although Ghana is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a liberal abortion law, access to safe, legal ...
Aniteye, Patience
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Further Tests of Abortion and Crime [PDF]

The inverse relationship between abortion and crime has spurred new research and much controversy. If the relationship is causal, then polices that increased abortion have generated enormous external benefits from reduced crime.
Ted Joyce
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Aftershocks: The Impact of Clinic Violence on Abortion Services [PDF]

Between 1973 and 2003, abortion providers in the United States were the targets of over 300 acts of extreme violence. Using unique data on attacks and on abortions, abortion providers, and births, we examine how anti-abortion violence has affected ...
Heather Royer, Mireille Jacobson
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