Men and talk about legal abortion in South Africa: equality, support and rights discourses undermining reproductive 'choice'

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 997-1010

  Macleod, Catriona Ida ^a   Hansjee, Jateen ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

abortion; gender; men; reproductive rights; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN; NEWSPAPERS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884503020     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.802815     Document Type: Article

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