Protocol to the African charter on the rights of women: Implications for access to abortion at the regional level

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-166

  Ngwena, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Human rights; Reproductive health; Transparency; Unsafe abortion; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCEST; LEGAL ABORTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARDS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ABORTION, LEGAL; AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 77955418070     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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