Reproductive health policies in president Bush's second term: Old battles and new fronts in the United States and internationally

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-426

  Mcfarlane, Deborah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Abstinence only; Contraception; Family planning; HIV AIDS; Reproductive health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POLITICS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845624275     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200099     Document Type: Review

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