Abortion-Seeking Minors' Views on the Illinois Parental Notification Law: A Qualitative Study

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Kavanagh, Erin K ^a   Hasselbacher, Lee A ^a   Betham, Brittany ^c   Tristan, Sigrid ^b   Gilliam, Melissa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ADOLESCENT; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84868302389     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4415912     Document Type: Article

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