HIV, unwanted pregnancy and abortion - where is the human rights approach?

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 39, 2012, Pages 70-79

  de Bruyn, Maria ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Advocacy; HIV and pregnancy; Law; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BIRTH CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84870257742     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39635-3     Document Type: Article

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