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Abortion practices among women in Buéa: a socio-legal investigation
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: There are controversies surrounding the practice of abortion especially in developing countries of Africa. Cameroon is not an exception to this and hence this study aims at assessing knowledge on the awareness of abortion laws, the factors ...
Mbuwir Charlotte Bongfen +1 more
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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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Cost of abortions in Zambia: a comparison of safe abortion and post abortion care [PDF]
, 2015 Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of maternal mortality. Although induced abortion has been legal in Zambia since 1972, many women still face logistical, financial, social, and legal obstacles to access safe abortion services, and ...
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'How shall we survive': a qualitative study of women's experiences following denial of menstrual regulation (MR) services in Bangladesh. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundAbout one quarter of women in Bangladesh are denied menstrual regulation (MR) due to advanced gestation [J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 41(3):161-163, 2015, Issues Brief (Alan Guttmacher Inst) (3):1-8, 2012].
Biswas, Kamal Kanti +5 more
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BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 Background In 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled that the anti-abortion provisions in the Criminal Act, which criminalize abortion, do not conform to the Constitution.
Claire Junga Kim
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Widening Regional Divide over Abortion Laws [PDF]
, 2013 While the balance of opinion toward abortion nationwide has remained largely steady over the past 20 years, there are wideningd isparities in public attitudes on the issuea cross different regions of the country.Opposition to legal abortion is highest in
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Women's knowledge and attitudes surrounding abortion in Zambia: a cross-sectional survey across three provinces. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: In Zambia, despite a relatively liberal legal framework, there remains a substantial burden of unsafe abortion. Many women do not use skilled providers in a well-equipped setting, even where these are available.
Campbell, Oona +7 more
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Providers’ perspectives on denial of abortion care in Nepal: a cross sectional study
Reproductive Health, 2018 Background Despite legalization of abortion in Nepal in 2002, many women are still unable to access legal services. This paper examines providers’ views, experiences with abortion denial, and knowledge related to abortion provision, and identifies areas ...
Mahesh C Puri +4 more
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BMJ Global Health, 2021 Reproductive rights have been the focus of United Nations consensus documents, a priority for agencies like the WHO, and the subject of judgments issued by national and international courts.
Patty Skuster +5 more
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Brazilian adolescents' knowledge and beliefs about abortion methods: A school-based internet inquiry [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Internet surveys that draw from traditionally generated samples provide the unique conditions to engage adolescents in exploration of sensitive health topics.Methods: We examined awareness of unwanted pregnancy, abortion behaviour, methods ...
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