Obstacles and challenges following the partial decriminalisation of abortion in Colombia

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 118-126

  Amado, Eduardo Díaz ^a   Calderón García, Maria Cristina ^b   Cristancho, Katherine Romero ^c   Salas, Elena Prada ^c   Hauzeur, Eliane Barreto ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Representative of La Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres   (Colombia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Abortion law and policy; Abortion providers and services; Colombia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOMBIA; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ABORTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOMBIA; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649428738     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)36531-1     Document Type: Article

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