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Medico-Legal Aspects of Abortion: Updates of the Literature
Medical archives, 2022 Background: Abortion is an increasingly important issue since it is discussed from multiple points of view including medical, social, religious, and legal aspects.
H. Shakhatreh +4 more
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The impact of criminalisation on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence
BMJ Global Health, 2022 Abortion is criminalised to at least some degree in most countries. International human rights bodies have recognised that criminalisation results in the provision of poor-quality healthcare goods and services, is associated with lack of registration and
Fiona de Londras +5 more
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Paternity and Legal Abortion: A Comprehensive Analysis of Rights, Responsibilities and Social Impact
Community and Interculturality in Dialogue, 2022 Introduction: The abortion debate in society revolves around women's reproductive rights and autonomy, while also considering men's perspectives and societal implications.
David Levinstein
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Abortion rights beyond the medico-legal paradigm
Global Public Health, 2021 Abortion rights in international law have historically been framed within a medico-legal paradigm, the belief that regulated systems of legal and medical control guarantee safe abortion. However, a growing worldwide practice of self-managed abortion (SMA)
M. Assis, Joanna N. Erdman
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Public Health Research & Practice, 2021 Introduction: Nine different sets of laws govern abortion in Australia, and the criteria for an abortion to be considered lawful varies considerably by jurisdiction.
Kathryn J LaRoche +2 more
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Abortion and the COVID-19 pandemic: insights for Latin America
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic may accentuate existing problems, hindering access to legal abortion, with a consequent increase in unsafe abortions. This scenario may be even worse in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Latin America, where abortion ...
Flávia Bulegon Pilecco +7 more
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Reproductive Health, 2021 Background The misuse of conscientious objection (CO) is a significant barrier to legal abortion access in many countries, especially in Latin America. We examine the reasons for denial of legal abortion services in Mexico and Bolivia and identify ways ...
S. Küng +4 more
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[Adolescents faced with the decision to terminate a pregnancy in a context of legal abortion].
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021 The article presents the results of a study on the experiences of adolescents that decided to terminate a pregnancy in the context of legal abortion services in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 2016 to 2018. The main objective was to examine the decision-making
Maria Luisa Ituarte +1 more
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Legal and non-legal barriers to abortion in Ireland and the United Kingdom
Medicine Access @ Point of Care, 2021 This article compares abortion laws, regulations and access patterns in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. We focus in most detail on the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England with a shorter discussion of Scotland and Wales.
Sydney Calkin, Ella Berny
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Judicial Lawfare: Analysis of Legal Arguments against Abortion Rights in Peruvian Courts
Revista Direito GV, 2021 This article analyzes the puzzling case of Peru, a country highlighted as an example of the internationalization of sexual and reproductive health and rights norms through supranational litigation, but where these legal victories have not prompted an ...
Camila Gianella, Brenda Álvarez
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