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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, Sarah Raifman, Biddhya Khanal, Dev Chandra Maharjan, Diana Greene Foster   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United States [PDF]

, 2014
Sex selection is the practice of attempting to control the sex of one's offspring in order to achieve a desired sex. One method of sex selection is sex-selective abortion. Laws banning sex-selective abortion are proliferating in the United States.
Brian Citro, Jeff Gilson, Kelsey Stricker, Sital Kalantry   +3 more
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Fetal Pain Perception: Legislative Assertions and Developmental Neuroscience

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pain perception is a conscious experience, but neither pain nor consciousness is defined in the developing human fetus. Emergent consciousness may be regarded as a phenomenon that ultimately arises from an essential minimum of functional neuronal connectivity. Proposed U.S.
William D. Graf, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Leon G. Epstein, Dawn Gano, Phillip L. Pearl, Timothy V. Salomons, Mark S. Scher, Elise Turk, Klaus‐Peter Zimmer, Harvey B. Sarnat   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders, Mike Quayle, Paul Maher, Ana‐Maria Bliuc, Pádraig MacCarron   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Cresswell, Jenny A, Dennis, Mardieh, Filippi, Veronique, Musheke, Maurice, Owolabi, Onikepe, Schroeder, Rosalyn, Vwalika, Bellington   +7 more
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Occurrence and Human Health Implications of Legacy Organochlorine Pesticides and Their Metabolites in Fruits and Vegetables of Bangladesh

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Multiple OCP isomers and/or metabolites along with their parent compounds were detected in commonly consumed fruits and vegetables of Bangladesh, possibly attributed to both recently and historically applied OCPs. However, all the detected values were below 0.01 mg/kg, indicating no potential human health risks through dietary intake. ABSTRACT Globally,
Kazi Sanjana Adnen, Shamima Jahan Sweety, Sadia Shahana Tisha, Md. Mahbubul Hoque, Tanmoy Roy Tusher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Legal obstacles and social change: strategies of the abortion rights movement in Argentina

Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2018
On April 2018, the Argentine Congress began debating a bill proposing the legalization of abortion on request for the first time in the country's history. Although it passed in the Lower Chamber, the bill failed to be approved by the Senate. However, the
A. Ruibal, Cora Fernández Anderson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 2. Present views on pregnancy termination

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion was practiced in most cultures for millennia, but was often disapproved and banned. The 20th century witnessed a progressive conditional legalization, often with limitations for the duration of pregnancy. Legalizing abortion was driven by multiple factors, including a desire to limit population growth, the emergence of movements that ...
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source