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ILLEGAL ABORTIONS AND THE ABORTION ACT 1967
The British Journal of Criminology, 1976It is sometimes inaccurately suggested that the relaxation of laws against abortion—as, for example, by the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967— constitutes a measure of " decriminalisation." In fact the Abortion Act did not decriminalise abortion in the sense that attempted suicide was decrimin alised in 1961, or in the sense that repeal of the ...
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Clandestine Abortions are Not Necessarily Illegal
Family Planning Perspectives, 1991It is common to find the term illegal abortion misused. Often times this misuse is perpetrated by antiabortion advocates who wish to reinforce negative stereotypes and thus apply pressure on doctors to refrain from performing abortions. Until a practitioner is prosecuted and convicted of performing an abortion contrary to the law the procedure ...
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Estimating the number of illegal abortions
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1977SummaryThis article considers the methods used to estimate the number of abortions before the 1967 Abortion Act came into operation. It suggests that the registration of legal abortions has enabled a new method to be used to calculate the number of illegal operations. The article concludes that the major effect of the Act was to transfer abortions from
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Misoprostol and illegal abortion in Fortaleza, Brazil
The Lancet, 1993Misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analogue indicated for ulcer treatment, has been widely used as an abortifacient by women in Brazil, where abortion is legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life. Because misoprostol is an inefficient abortifacient, many women who use it have incomplete abortions and need uterine evacuation.
H. L. Coêlho +7 more
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Why Abortion is Illegal? Comparison of Legal and Illegal Abortion: A Critical Review.
Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ, 2019Abortion is the termination of pregnancy that occurs spontaneously or purposely. In the most developed world, abortion is legally allowed for women seeking safe termination of pregnancies. Particularly, when access to legal abortion is restricted, abortion is the resort to unsafe methods.
M E, Huq +6 more
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Sanctions for Performing Illegal Abortions
Soviet Law and Government, 1978Criminal sanctions for performing illegal abortions are provided for in Article 116 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. Abortion means artificial interruption of pregnancy at any stage. An abortion is regarded as illegal if performed in violation of specified conditions.
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Motherhood, Citizenship, and Rights: Illegal Abortions in Turkey
Women's Studies, 2019In many places, abortion has long been an issue at the heart of women’s movements and feminist politics.
O'Neil, Mary Lou, Komut, Sultan
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Induced Illegal Abortions in Benin City, Nigeria
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1976Abortions of all types constitute about 25% of our gynaecological admissions. In 8 months period between July 1974 and February 1975, 59 patients admitted into our unit with confirmed illegally induced abortions were studied personally by the author. It was found that most patients with this type of abortion were single, young schoolgirls.
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Illegal induced abortion — A continuing problem in Nigeria
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1991AbstractIllegal induced abortion is still a major contributing factor to maternal morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. It is very common among school girls who are still ignorant of contraception. A good percentage of the abortions are procured by nonmedically qualified personnel.
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Illegal Operations: Women, Doctors, and Abortion, 1886-1939
Journal of Social History, 1993In Canada a social historian from the University of Victoria uses legal records from inquests and trials of 100 women who tried to induce a miscarriage to examine the decision-making process of women who chose to terminate a pregnancy in the late 1800s and early 1900s in British Columbia.
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