Efficacy, acceptability and safety of medication abortion in low-income, urban Latina women

SB Teal, T Harken, J Sheeder, C Westhoff - Contraception, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Health care providers may be reluctant to offer medication abortion to low-
income, non-English-speaking populations. Concerns include lack of patient interest …

Health care providers' opinions on abortion: a study for the implementation of the legal abortion public policy in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina

S Ramos, M Romero, A Ramón Michel - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In Argentina, abortion has been decriminalized under certain
circumstances since the enactment of the Penal Code in 1922. Nevertheless, access to …

Safe abortion information hotlines: An effective strategy for increasing women's access to safe abortions in Latin America

RI Drovetta - Reproductive health matters, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes the implementation of five Safe Abortion Information Hotlines (SAIH), a
strategy developed by feminist collectives in a growing number of countries where abortion …

[HTML][HTML] From risk and harm reduction to decriminalizing abortion: The Uruguayan model for women's rights

L Briozzo - International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To describe public policies, social actions, particularly those of obstetricians/
gynecologists, and changes in abortion-related legislation in the different historical periods …

Abortion, an increasing public health concern in Ecuador, a 10-year population-based analysis

E Ortiz-Prado, K Simbaña, L Gómez… - Pragmatic and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To describe the epidemiology of abortion in Ecuador from 2004 to 2014 and
compare the prevalence between the public and the private health care systems. Methods …

Illegal abortion: consequences for women's health and the health care system

A Faundes, E Hardy - International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1997 - Elsevier
Illegal abortion is responsible for up to half of maternal deaths and consumes a large
proportion of health resources in many developing countries, particularly in Africa and Latin …

Líneas telefónicas de información sobre aborto seguro: una estrategia efectiva para incrementar el acceso de las mujeres a los abortos seguros en América Latina

RI Drovetta - 2016 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
This paper describes the implementation of five Safe Abortion Information Hotlines (SAIH),
astrategy developed by feminist collectives in a growing number of countries where abortion …

Abortion in a restrictive legal context: the views of obstetrician–gynaecologists in Buenos Aires, Argentina

M Gogna, M Romero, S Ramos… - Reproductive Health …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
In Argentina, unsafe abortions are the primary cause of maternal mortality, accounting for
32% of maternal deaths. During reform of the National Constitution in 1994, the women's …

Physicians' agreement with and willingness to provide abortion services in the case of pregnancy from rape in Mexico

M Silva, DL Billings, SG García, D Lara - Contraception, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In Mexico, abortion is not penalized when a woman gets pregnant as a
result of rape, yet access to abortion services is limited. Understanding physicians' opinions …

Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

LA Goldman, SG García, J Díaz, EA Yam - Reproductive Health, 2005 - Springer
Background Abortion laws are extremely restrictive in Brazil. The knowledge, opinions of
abortion laws, and abortion practices of obstetrician-gynecologists can have a significant …