The legal status of emergency contraception in Latin America

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-90

  Hevia, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abortifacients; Contraception; Discrimination against women; Emergency contraception; Human Rights; Latin America; Secondary Prevention

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 83055184170     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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