Minors' behavioral responses to parental involvement laws: Delaying abortion until age 18

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Colman, Silvie ^a   Joyce, Ted ^b,c  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MINORS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANT WOMEN; TEXAS;

EID: 67650330273     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4111909     Document Type: Article

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