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The access paradox: abortion law, policy and practice in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019 Introduction Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to the continued high global maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Legal abortion frameworks and access to sexuality education and contraception have been pointed out as vital to reduce unsafe ...
Astrid Blystad +6 more
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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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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 1970s were a decade of huge change for women in Colombia, from the legalisation of divorce to increased access to education, labour market participation and contraception. This article examines how the Catholic non‐governmental organisation Acción Cultural Popular (Popular Cultural Action, ACPO) responded to women's changing roles and ...
Anna Cant
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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 +3 more
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Abortion and Human Rights - Health and Human Rights Journal Special Section - [PDF]
, 2017 Special Section: Abortion and Human Rights, Volume 19, Issue 1The June 2017 issue of Health and Human Rights includes a special section on the intersections between abortion and human rights, and in particular the use of legal mobilization around ...
International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser +2 more
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Rates of induced abortion in Denmark according to age, previous births and previous abortions [PDF]
Background: Whereas the effects of various socio-demographic determinants on a woman’s risk of having an abortion are relatively well-documented, less attention has been given to the effect of previous abortions and births. Objective: To study the effect
Lisbeth B. Knudsen +3 more
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Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Among Female Youths: A Case Study of Temeke District [PDF]
, 2012 Unwanted pregnancy is the major cause of induced abortion, one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in the world. Hundreds of thousands of women become pregnant without intending to, and many of them decide to end the pregnancies ...
Mamboleo, Neema, Mamboleo, N.
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Reproductive Challenges of the Ageing Female: A Comprehensive Narrative Review
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Changes in societal norms over the last few decades have resulted in novel family planning trends, notably delayed childbearing and increased maternal age at the birth of the first child. Despite advances in reproductive medicine, ageing poses significant challenges.
Sofia Bitzika +6 more
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The Gambia’s Political Transition to Democracy: Is Abortion Reform Possible? [PDF]
Health and Human Rights, 2019 The aim of this paper is to assess The Gambia’s laws on abortion. It argues that the restrictive laws on abortion are less a function of religious doctrine and more due to the historical and contemporary structure of the Gambian state, influenced by ...
Satang Nabaneh
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