Second trimester abortion laws globally: Actuality, trends and recommendations

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 67-89

  Boland, Reed ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion law and policy; Second trimester abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 78649427485     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)36521-9     Document Type: Article

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