Reproductive Health Matters. 2002. Abortion: Women Decide.Reproductive Health Within the framework of WHO's definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene Matters. 2002. Abortion: Women Decide. London: Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 10, No. 19. 220 p. This thematic issue reflects the changes taking place with regards to abortion in the past ten years. The papers were written by women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. advocates, medical professionals, researchers and others working for safe, legal abortion in their countries. They describe and analyse the history of efforts undertaken to make abortion safe and legal in their countries, as well as the setbacks and opposition they continue to face. These papers advocate safe abortion as a public health goal and legal abortion as a women's right, including marginalised populations such as refugee women. The collection includes articles such as "Unsafe abortion Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in the world, especially in developing countries (95% of unsafe abortions take place in developing countries). : worldwide estimates for 2000", "Complications of unsafe abortion: a case study and the need for law reform in Nigeria", "The struggle for abortion law Abortion law is legislation which pertains to the provision of abortion. Abortion has at times emerged as a controversial subject in various societies because of the moral and ethical issues that surround it, though other considerations, such as a state's pro- or antinatalist reform in Thailand", "Elective abortion elective abortion Therapeutic abortion Obstetrics A voluntary interruption of pregnancy before fetal viability, which is performed voluntarily at the request of the mother for reasons unrelated to concerns for maternal or fetal health or welfare; most abortions are as a primary health service in rural India; experience with manual vacuum aspiration vacuum aspiration n. A method of abortion performed during the first trimester, in which the contents of the uterus are withdrawn through a narrow tube. Also called suction curettage, vacuum curettage. ", "The role of village nurses in mediating abortions in rural Tamil Nadu, India", "Induced abortions among adolescent women in rural Maharashtra, India", "Constructing access to legal abortion services in Mexico City", "Should therapeutic abortion Abortion, Therapeutic Definition Therapeutic abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can live independently. Abortion has been a legal procedure in the United States since 1973. be legal in Nicaragua", "Making legal abortion accessible in Brazil", "Abortion in restrictive legal context: the views of obstetriciangynaecologists in Buenos Aires, Argentina", "Using the right to life to confront unsafe abortion in Africa", "Safe abortion: a right to refugees?", and "Understanding and responding to anti-choice women-centred strategies". There are also five shorter papers on sex-selective abortion, as well as brief information on the latest developments concerning abortion law, policy and service delivery. Source: Reproductive Health Matters, 444 Highgate Studios, 53/79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL, UK. Tel: 44 20-7267; Fax:44-20-7267-2551; Email: RHMjournal@compuserve.com |
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