Women in no man's land: The abortion debate in the USA and women terminating desired pregnancies due to foetal anomaly

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-153

  McCoyd, Judith L M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Disabilities; Foetal anomalies; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649106202     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn080     Document Type: Article

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