Implications of the Federal Abortion Ban for Women's Health in the United States

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 99-107

  Weitz, Tracy A ^a   Yanow, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

abortion law and policy; dilatation and evacuation; partial birth abortion; second trimester abortion; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, LEGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 50349084719     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31374-3     Document Type: Article

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