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Illegal abortion in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal, 2001
To identify the primary abortionist while the patient is in the hospital; to determine the type of materials used to terminate the pregnancy; to determine the number of attempts made to terminate the index pregnancy and; to characterise women with induced abortions at five hospitals in the City of Addis Ababa.Cross-sectional hospital-based descriptive ...
Tadesse, E., Yosephi, S., Gasso, A., Muletta, E., Pogharian, D., Ketsella, K., Hawaz, Z.   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The Decriminalisation of Abortion: an Argument for Modernisation [PDF]

, 2015
While abortion is now offered as a routine part of modern NHS-funded reproductive healthcare, the legal framework regulating it remains rooted in the punitive, conservative values of the mid-Victorian era.
Sheldon, Sally
core   +2 more sources

Occurrence and predictors of abortion among women of the reproductive age group in a block of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: Despite being a sensitive and less explored issue, abortion is a major preventable cause of maternal morbidity and mortality affecting millions of women in developing countries. Objectives: The study aimed to determine the occurrence, nature,
Pallabi Dasgupta, Romy Biswas, Dilip Kumar Das, Jayanta Kumar Roy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“#Repealthe8th”: Ireland, Abortion Access and the Movement to Remove the Eighth Amendment

Antropologia, 2018
Abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances in Ireland, permitted only where there is a risk to the life of the woman due to the eighth amendment to the Irish Constitution. While abortion is banned, women living in Ireland do access abortion; they do
Sinéad Kennedy
doaj   +1 more source

“For three of my four miscarriages I was at work…” Experiences of miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility in veterinary workplaces

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility (MIAF) can profoundly impact physical and mental health. The aims of this study were to investigate how veterinary professionals’ work environments and employers impacted their experiences of MIAF and to identify how workplace experiences of MIAF could be improved.
Jenny Stavisky, Natalie Scroggie, Abi Collinson, Zoe Belshaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neteisėto aborto kriminalizavimas Lietuvoje ir kitose Europos valstybėse

Teisė, 2010
Straipsnyje analizuojama neteisėto aborto sudėtis ir pateikiamas teisinis įvertinimas, taip pat apžvelgia­mi gyvybės apsaugos koncepcijos ypatumai. Neteisėtas abortas pasižymi dideliu latentiškumu ir nesu­laukia didesnio dėmesio baudžiamosios teisės ...
Andžej Čaikovski, Inga Žukovaitė
doaj   +1 more source

‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Same-Sex Marriage and Other Moral Taboos: Cultural Acceptances, Change in American Public Opinion and the Evidence from the Opinion Polls [PDF]

, 2017
This article analyzes the evolution of gay and lesbian rights and same-sex marriage in American public opinion. It describes how Obergefell v. Hodges, state-level decisions and the public opinion trends can be considered as the outcome of a grassroots ...
Morini, Marco
core   +4 more sources

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source