The third edition of The Basics of Bioethics continues to provide a balanced and systematic
ethical framework to help students analyze a wide range of controversial topics in medicine …

We review demographic and sociological literature on family dynamics in Latin America and
the Caribbean (LAC) and systematize major trends in union formation and fertility in recent …

Background Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and
socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)(aged 15–24 …

When Argentine president Mauricio Macri announced in March 2018 that he supported a
“responsible and mature” national debate regarding the decriminalization of abortion, it took …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

L'avortement est une pratique de régulation de la fécondité utilisée par les femmes en cas
d'absence ou d'échec de la contraception. Les législations régulant sa pratique vont, selon …

Aims and objectives To define the role and scope of the nurse and midwife within the global
context of abortion. Background An estimated 56 million women seek abortions each year; …

While hormonal contraceptives are efficacious and available in several forms for women,
perception of safety and concern over side effects are a deterrent for many. Existing non …

Self-managed abortion (SMA) is not a new phenomenon but occurs across histories 1 and
social and legal contexts, 2 utilising a range of methods. 1 SMA is broadly understood as …

If universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without the sexual and reproductive
health (SRH) needs of the population being met, what then is the current situation vis-à-vis …