Post-abortion syndrome: Creating an affliction

Bioethics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 445-452

  Dadlez, E M ^a   Andrews, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Harm principle; Post abortion syndrome; Pro life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; POLITICS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957883192     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2009.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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