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Medical students' attitudes toward abortion education: Malaysian perspective. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundAbortion is a serious public health issue, and it poses high risks to the health and life of women. Yet safe abortion services are not readily available because few doctors are trained to provide such services.
Nai-peng Tey +7 more
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British Abortion Law: Speaking from the Past to Govern the Future [PDF]
, 2016 This paper analyses the poor alignment of the aging statutory framework and modern understandings of medical best practice in the context of abortion services.
Sheldon, S., Sheldon, Sally
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Abortion services in South Africa : challenges and barriers to safe abortion care : health care providers' perspectives [PDF]
, 2010 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-213).Unsafe abortion is a preventable phenomenon and continues to be a major public health problem in many countries especially in the developing world.
Harries, Jane
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The abortion-crime link: evidence from England and Wales [PDF]
, 2005 We use panel data from 1983 to 1997 for the 42 police force areas in England and Wales to test the hypothesis that legalizing abortion contributes to lower crime rates.
Paton, D, Simmons, R, Kahane, L H
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The potential of medical abortion to reduce maternal mortality in Africa: what benefits for Tanzania and Ethiopia? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Unsafe abortion is estimated to account for 13% of maternal mortality globally. Medical abortion is a safe alternative.By estimating mortality risks for unsafe and medical abortion and childbirth for Tanzania and Ethiopia, we modelled changes in maternal
Rebecca F Baggaley +2 more
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Evaluation of Early Medical Abortion (EMA) pilot sites [PDF]
, 2008 This DH commissioned research assessed the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of early medical abortions in non-traditional settings, and will contribute towards the establishment of a protocol to cover the elements and processes required for a safe
Lee, Ellie, Ingham, Roger
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Reproductive Health, 2019 Background Although Nepal legalised abortion in 2002, a significant number of women continue to access unsafe abortions. An estimated 60% of all abortions performed in 2014 were unsafe, with unsafe abortion continuing to be a leading contributor to ...
Claire Rogers +3 more
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Delivering medical abortion at scale: a study of the retail market for medical abortion in Madhya Pradesh, India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Medical abortion (mifepristone and misoprostol) has the potential to contribute to reduced maternal mortality but little is known about the provision or quality of advice for medical abortion through the private retail sector.
Timothy Powell-Jackson +3 more
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Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2020 Objective To define abortion attitudes, training and experience among medical students in Jamaica, a restricted environment for legal abortion. Method From September to November 2017 we conducted an anonymous online cross-sectional survey among medical ...
Glenmarie Matthews +5 more
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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019 Background Since the approval of medical abortion in Cambodia in 2010, the proportion of women reporting an abortion has increased. We describe the characteristics and contraceptive outcomes of women seeking medical abortion compared to surgical abortion
Chris Smith +3 more
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