The biomedicalisation of abortion

F Bloomer, C Pierson… - Reimagining …, 2018 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
Well before abortion became a regulated healthcare procedure, a range of methods were
used by women and lay practitioners to terminate pregnancy. Many of these methods are …

[HTML][HTML] Silent politics and unknown numbers: Rural health bureaucrats and Zambian abortion policy

MES Haaland, H Haukanes, JM Zulu, KM Moland… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …

Reconceptualizing safe abortion and abortion services in the age of abortion pills: A discussion paper

M Berer - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2020 - Elsevier
At the conference “Developing an Advocacy Agenda for Abortion in the 21st Century and
Making Change Happen” held on 5–7 September 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the …

Abortion policy and practice in Greece

E Georges - Social Science & Medicine, 1996 - Elsevier
Despite its illegality until recently, abortion is estimated to have been responsible for almost
half of the sharp postwar decline in the Greek birth rate. This article examines abortion as a …

Governing reproduction in post-revolutionary Tunisia: contraception, abortion and infertility

I Maffi - Medical Anthropology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Following a neo-Malthusian rationality, the Tunisian independent state has promoted
biomedical contraception and legalized abortion to lower the national fertility rate. Whereas …

The demonization of women's health and the criminalization of abortion: a health security threat and violation of human rights

E Sobrero - 2023 - dspace.cuni.cz
Eleonora Sobrero 2702631S Abstract This thesis explores the multifaceted issue of the
demonisation of women's health and the criminalisation of abortion, highlighting its profound …

Pharmacy provision of medication abortion in Nepal: pharmacy owner and worker perspectives

G Samari, M Puri, R Cohen, M Blum… - … Perspectives on Sexual …, 2018 - JSTOR
CONTEXT: Medication abortion has the potential to transform the provision of safe abortion
care in low-and middle-income countries, and can be provided with minimal clinical skills …

Treading the thin line: pharmacy workers' perspectives on medication abortion provision in Lusaka, Zambia

K Footman, N Chelwa, M Douthwaite… - Studies in family …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Context: Despite liberal abortion laws, safe abortion access in Zambia is impeded by limited
legal awareness, lack of services, and restrictive clinical policies. As in many countries with …

[PDF][PDF] Contraception: ethical quandaries and misconceptions

GA Ogunbanjo… - South African Family …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Sex and reproduction The “need” and “ways” to separate sexual intercourse from human
reproduction are probably as old as human history. Animal bladders were used in Ancient …

Expanding access to medical abortion: challenges and opportunities

B Ganatra, P Guest, M Berer - Reproductive Health Matters, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Bela Ganatra, a Philip Guest, b Marge Bererc a Scientist, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/
World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in …