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Socio-Economic Determinants Of Abortion Rates [PDF]
Abortion rates are increasing all around the world, especially for young women. Our proposals for public policies to reduce unwanted pregnancies are based on an analysis of the socio-economic determinants of abortion rates.
Gil-Lacruz, Ana Isabel +2 more
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The State and Sexual Politics: An Analysis of Abortion Discourses in Kenya [PDF]
, 2013 Unsafe abortion, an issue that leads to over 2,000 deaths and health complications for more than 21,000 women annually in Kenya, remains largely unaddressed by the Kenyan state. Despite the significant public importance of abortion, there has been little
Njagi, Jane Wambui
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The uncomfortable science in the womb: How biological experience disrupts surrogacy narratives
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The discourse surrounding surrogacy portrays pregnancy as a temporary process, depicting surrogates as neutral “carriers” whose involvement concludes at birth. This narrative minimizes gestation's biological significance despite evidence of its lasting effects on both women and children.
Orit Chorowicz Bar‐Am +2 more
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PELOTA at the crossroads of tomato fertility and viral resistance
New Phytologist, EarlyView.PELOTA (PELO), a conserved ribosome surveillance factor underlying the tomato resistance allele ty‐5, plays key roles in TYLCV susceptibility and reproductive development. Complete loss of PELO function (pelo‐1CR) confers strong resistance to TYLCV but causes severe floral defects, impaired male and female fertility, and complete sterility.
Zeenu Singh +9 more
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Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Females who have larger bodies or obesity may be at an increased risk for experiencing infertility. Problematically, both weight or body size and infertility are stigmatized, harming quality of care. We conducted a scoping review to understand the lived experiences of patients who may be subjected to intersecting stigmas of weight and ...
Brooke J. Hebert +16 more
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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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Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.Abstract The critical and popular appeal of Sigrid Nunez's The Friend (2018), which centers on the bond between an unnamed female writer and a Great Dane, Apollo, suggests that readers are drawn to thoughtful explorations of human–animal encounters in literature.
Martyna Bryla
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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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Foreign Aid and Teenage Childbearing
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract Teenage childbearing has serious consequences for young mothers, their children, and society. This study estimates the impact of foreign aid projects on teenage fertility in Malawi. We combine georeferenced data on aid projects from 1998 to 2016 with individual‐level fertility data.
Heather Congdon Fors +3 more
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Plant Biology, EarlyView.Galeandra blanchetii exhibits a dual‐attraction strategy: male euglossine bees are lured by floral scents as a resource, while both sexes are deceived by non‐existent nectar. Pollination only occurs when bees enter the spur to search for nectar, highlighting an evolutionary transition towards the perfume flower syndrome in Catasetinae.
D. M. Camara +7 more
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