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“You must first save her life”: community perceptions towards induced abortion and post-abortion care in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Structural barriers such as a restrictive legal environment, limited medical resources, and high-costs inhibit access to safe abortion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); these barriers are exacerbated by two decades of conflict.
Sara E Casey, Victoria J Steven, Julianne Deitch, Erin Files Dumas, Meghan C Gallagher, Stephanie Martinez, Catherine N Morris, Raoza Vololona Rafanoharana, Erin Wheeler   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Tribunal Only in Name: Anarchic Sensibilities at the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women, 1976

History, EarlyView.
Abstract In March 1976, around 2000 women from forty countries arrived at the Palais des Congrès in Brussels to participate in the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women. Explicitly positioning themselves against the United Nations‐led ‘International Year of the Woman’, the organizers and participants of the tribunal proclaimed a global ...
NIVEDITA JOON
wiley   +1 more source

The declarations of independents: Open‐ended survey responses and the nature of non‐identification

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While many Americans identify as politically “independent,” conventional wisdom suggests most are covert partisans, especially “leaners.” However, we argue that independents exhibit distinct attitudes toward political parties. Analyzing American National Election Studies open‐ended responses from 1984 to 2020, we employ structural topic models
Maxwell B. Allamong, Benjamin Beutel, Jongwoo Jeong, Paul M. Kellstedt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should We Use Citizens' Assemblies to Make Health Policy?

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article assesses the normative case for using citizens' assemblies—small deliberative forums of randomly selected citizens—in health policymaking. Although they are increasingly popular, their normative justification remains underexplored. We reconstruct three possible rationales: Norman Daniels's ‘Accountability for Reasonableness’ (A4R)
Daniel Hutton Ferris, Johannes Kniess
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding considerations and priorities in health behaviours: A multi‐dimensional risk–benefit perspective

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Health behaviours and decisions are complex and involve different dimensions of individuals' lives. The current study aimed to investigate considerations and their priorities in health decision and behaviour adoption via a risk–benefit framework unifying elements of mainstream models of health behaviour. We aimed to explore the core dimensions
Yiyun Shou, Joey Elizabeth Yeo, Alexander Shao‐Rong Pang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's experiences with unplanned pregnancy and abortion in Kenya: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundSafe and legal abortions are rarely practiced in the public health sector in Kenya, and rates of maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion is high. Little is known about women's experiences seeking and accessing abortion in informal
Ruvani T Jayaweera, Felistah Mbithe Ngui, Kelli Stidham Hall, Caitlin Gerdts   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anticipated Negative Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Among Young Adult Black Women in the US. [PDF]

Perspect Sex Reprod Health
ABSTRACT Purpose The United States Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled federal protections for abortion in 2022. Young adult Black women (YABW) are expected to be among those most impacted directly by abortion restrictions and indirectly by effects on broader sexual and reproductive health access.
Gray A, Sinclair S, Trepka MJ, Nelson KM.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Case Study Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen Supportive School Systems for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, Maryland Bill HB0401—Pregnant and Parenting Students Policies and Reports was passed, requiring school districts to create policies around excused absences, childcare and wraparound services for expectant and parenting youth. Despite existing policies, there are often inconsistencies in how expectant and parenting youth (EPY) are ...
Asari Offiong, Emily Young
wiley   +1 more source

What is the Impact of the Benefit Cap and two‐child Limit on the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People in the UK? A Rapid Review of Qualitative Evidence

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 15 years, the UK government has implemented significant welfare reforms. This paper reports a rapid review of qualitative data about the impact of the benefit cap and two‐child limit on children and young people's health and wellbeing. Four peer‐reviewed journal articles and 21 grey literature sources were included.
Hannah Fairbrother, Nicholas Woodrow, Lindsay Blank, Mark Clowes, Mandy Cheetham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring associations between adolescent sexual and reproductive health stigma and HIV testing awareness and uptake among urban refugee and displaced youth in Kampala, Uganda

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Uganda, hosting over 1.3 million refugees, is a salient context for exploring HIV testing with urban refugee and displaced youth. We examined associations between stigma (HIV-related and adolescent sexual and reproductive health [SRH]-related) and HIV ...
Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Simon P. Mwima, Peter Kyambadde, Robert Hakiza, Irungu Peter Kibathi, Emmanuel Kironde, Joshua Musinguzi, Claire Uwase Kipenda   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source