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Abortion Legalization and Childbearing in Mexico [PDF]

Studies in Family Planning, 2016
In 2007 abortion was legalized in the Federal District of Mexico, making it the largest jurisdiction in Latin America, outside of Cuba, to allow women to have abortions on request during the first trimester of pregnancy. While the implications of the law for women's health and maternal mortality have been investigated, its potential association with ...
Edith Y, Gutiérrez Vázquez, Emilio A, Parrado   +1 more
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From stigma to pride: health professionals and abortion policies in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Abortion stigma is experienced not only by women but also by providers and health professionals in a wide range of legal contexts. This paper analyses interviews with providers who work in the public health system in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires,
Sandra Salomé Fernández Vázquez, Josefina Brown   +1 more
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Why do they take the risk? A systematic review of the qualitative literature on informal sector abortions in settings where abortion is legal

BMC Women's Health, 2019
Background Restrictive abortion laws are the single most important determinant of unsafe abortion, a major, yet preventable, global health issue. While reviews have been conducted on the extent of the phenomenon, no study has so far analysed the evidence
Sonia Chemlal, Giuliano Russo
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Knowledge of abortion legality among health facility staff in Ghana.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundAbortion has been legal for multiple indications in Ghana since 1985, and efforts have been made to expand the availability of safe abortion care in the years since.
Grace Sheehy, Chelsea Polis, Easmon Otupiri, Caroline Moreau   +3 more
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Recent advances in improving the effectiveness and reducing the complications of abortion [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

F1000Research, 2018
When conducted in a legal setting and under safe conditions, abortion is an extremely effective and safe procedure. Tragically, almost half of all abortions that take place in the world are conducted under unsafe conditions, mostly in countries where ...
Sharon Cameron
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Legislation of Abortion and Neonaticide in Socialist Criminal Law [PDF]

Societas et Iurisprudentia, 2015
The socialist law brought into the abortion law in the Czechoslovakia undoubtedly a revolutionary change. Under the influence of the socialist legal system, almost invariable conservative approach of the criminal law in relation to the abortion operating
Eva Repková
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Abortion in Australia: a legal misconception [PDF]

Australian Health Review, 2005
Abortion is a procedure and practice which has been universally practised in some form since the beginning of recorded history. While deliberate terminations of pregnancy are reported throughout history, all races, cultures and religious groups have sharply divergent and frequently irreconcilable opinions on this highly controversial subject ...
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The case for the complete decriminalisation of abortion care in Nepal and beyond

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
Summary: Our Viewpoint makes the case for the complete decriminalisation of abortion in Nepal (and beyond) as a key strategy to removing barriers to abortion care.
Sabrina Germain, Mara Malagodi, Roshani Regmi, Radhika Saxena, Shivani Shinde   +4 more
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An Estimate of Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancies

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: After the legalization of abortion in Nepal, there has been remarkable changes in policies and service delivery. However, even after two decades of legalization, access to and use of safe abortion services remains limited.
Jagadishwor Ghimire, Bibek Kumar Lal, Sujan Karki, Suresh Mehata, Bhogendra Raj Dotel, Nisha Joshi, Gauri Shrestha Pradhan, Manish Gautam, Deeb Shrestha Dangol, Parash Prasad Phuyal, Kritee Lamichhane, Navaraj Bhattarai, Anna Lynam   +12 more
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Health, life and rights: a discourse analysis of a hybrid abortion regime in Tanzania

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Unsafe abortion continues to be a major hazard for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa, where abortion remains highly controversial and access to safe abortion services is unequally distributed. Although national abortion laws are central in
Richard Sambaiga, Haldis Haukanes, Karen Marie Moland, Astrid Blystad   +3 more
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