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From stigma to pride: health professionals and abortion policies in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

open access: yesSexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Abortion stigma is experienced not only by women but also by providers and health professionals in a wide range of legal contexts. This paper analyses interviews with providers who work in the public health system in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires,
Sandra Salomé Fernández Vázquez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent advances in improving the effectiveness and reducing the complications of abortion [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2018
When conducted in a legal setting and under safe conditions, abortion is an extremely effective and safe procedure. Tragically, almost half of all abortions that take place in the world are conducted under unsafe conditions, mostly in countries where ...
Sharon Cameron
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge of abortion legality among health facility staff in Ghana.

open access: yesPLoS 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legislation of Abortion and Neonaticide in Socialist Criminal Law [PDF]

open access: yesSocietas et Iurisprudentia, 2015
The socialist law brought into the abortion law in the Czechoslovakia undoubtedly a revolutionary change. Under the influence of the socialist legal system, almost invariable conservative approach of the criminal law in relation to the abortion operating
Eva Repková
doaj  

Health, life and rights: a discourse analysis of a hybrid abortion regime in Tanzania

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Unsafe abortion continues to be a major hazard for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa, where abortion remains highly controversial and access to safe abortion services is unequally distributed. Although national abortion laws are central in
Richard Sambaiga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge of the abortion law and key legal issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights among recently arrived migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including access and information on the laws and policies related to abortion, varies considerably between countries.
Veronika Tirado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The case for the complete decriminalisation of abortion care in Nepal and beyond

open access: yesThe 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre-Abortion Decision-Making Conflict in Pregnant Women Seeking Legal Abortion

open access: yesNovelty in Biomedicine, 2020
Background: Woman's decision-making for abortion entails understanding and assessing those options in the context of her unique situation, feelings, aspirations and beliefs.
Farideh Khodabandeh, Vida Kahani
doaj   +1 more source

Women’s Rights on Abortion from Shi’as and Sunni’s Schools of Thought [PDF]

open access: yesفقه و حقوق خانواده, 2010
owadays abortion is a controversial issue all over the world. The Islamic view on abortion is based on a profound rule in Islam. There is a broad acceptance in the major Islamic schools of thought on the permissibility of abortion when there is a serious
Abdol Jabar Zargoosh Nasab   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Estimate of Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancies

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: After the legalization of abortion in Nepal, there has been remarkable changes in policies and service delivery. However, even after two decades of legalization, access to and use of safe abortion services remains limited.
Jagadishwor Ghimire   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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