Women of all races and color are affected by abortion, including Latinas. In 2004, 22% of all
reported US abortions were obtained by Latina women, in 2008, non-Latina white women …

Latina women have often been portrayed as holding strong traditional family values leading
to a greater propensity for rejection of contraception and abortion. Increasingly, the literature …

According to the Guttmacher Institute 47,000 women die every year from complications of
unsafe abortions in developing countries with highly restrictive abortion laws. The highest …

Investigates the use of abortion by Latina women in the US. The goal is to provide a broader
understanding of the role of abortion in the fertility behavior of Latina women. To provide a …

Abstract In the United States, prominent racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in rates
of unintended pregnancy, abortion, and unintended births exist. Recent analysis suggests …

This study examines how Latinx migrant generation and the circumstances of abortion may
be linked to attitudes toward abortion legality among a sample of US‐Latinx adults. Using …

Because Latinos are the largest, fastest-growing ethnic minority group in the US, learning
more about their sexual and reproductive experiences and decision-making processes is …

Latinos are a rapidly growing demographic force in the United States and are now the
largest minority group in the country. Yet, studying Latina sexual and reproductive health is …

Reviews literature and data to construct a portrait of abortion practice and its many
associated factors among Asian and Pacific Islander American women (APIAs). Specific …

This dissertation is based on semi-structured personal interviews with twenty Puerto Rican
women now living in Chicago who at some point in their lives decided to get an abortion …