Abortion Restrictions in the U.S. Military: Voices from Women Deployed Overseas

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-264

  Grindlay, Kate ^a   Yanow, Susan ^b   Jelinska, Kinga ^c   Gomperts, Rebecca ^d   Grossman, Daniel ^a  

^a IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^b Reproductive Health Consultant   (United States)

^c Women's Wallet   (Netherlands)

^d Women on Waves   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MILITARY FACILITIES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959604075     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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