Abstract Manual Vacuum Aspirators (MVA), Dilation and Curettage (D&C), and medical
abortifacients (Misoprostol, Mifepristone and Divabo) are available in clinical settings that …

This article discusses the issue of abortion stigma and conscientious objection based on the
main results of a qualitative study carried out in hospitals providing abortion care in Italy and …

Background Unsafe abortion continues to be a major hazard for maternal health in Sub-
Saharan Africa, where abortion remains highly controversial and access to safe abortion …

This article analyzes how and why a near-total abortion ban was recently secured by a
populist ruling party with support from Catholic Church leaders and lay groups following …

This paper presents a socio-historical analysis of the politicization process of abortion in
Belgium. This process is characterized by the search of compromises between the various …

The “rightness” of a technology for completing a particular task is negotiated by medical
professionals, patients, state institutions, manufacturing companies, and non-governmental …

Background Unsafe abortion is an issue of public health concern and contributes
significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Abortion evokes religious, moral …

Abstract Aim: The 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act decriminalized abortion in
South Africa and the South African Medicines Control Council in 2000 approved the …

Abortion Pills Go Global examines medication abortion, including the legal regimes that
govern it, the meanings assigned to it and its use in facilitating self-managed abortion since …

We envisioned this special issue of Women & Health to address the lack of peer-reviewed
research explicitly studying abortion stigma. While an extensive body of knowledge and …