Abstract Problem/Conditions: Despite widespread availability of a safe and effective vaccine
against tetanus, 124 cases of the disease were reported during 1995-1997. Only 13% of …

Abstract Problem/Condition: From 1980 through 1992, the number of legal induced
abortions reported to CDC remained stable, varying each year by less than or equal to 5 …

Bioethics is the discipline of ethics dealing with moral problems arising in the practice of
medicine and the pursuit of biomedical research. Physicians may confront ethical dilemmas …

Abstract Problem/Condition: This report contains public health surveillance data that
describe trends in postneonatal mortality (PNM) and that update information published in …

Abstract Condition: From 1991 through 1994, the number of legal induced abortions
reported to CDC declined each year by less than or equal to 5% from the number reported …

Much has been written about financial barriers to health care, but nonfinancial barriers also
increase the risk of inadequate health care. Nonfinancial barriers--including legal …

Problem/Condition: From 1980 through 1991, the number of legal induced abortions
reported to CDC remained stable, varying each year by≤ 5%. Reporting Period Covered …

Based on ethical and legal principles of respect for individual autonomy, the legal doctrine of
informed consent states that “every human being of adult years has the right to determine …

Abstract Condition: Since 1990 (ie, the year in which the number of abortions was highest),
the annual number of abortions in the United States has decreased by 15%. Reporting …

The question of whether a young woman should be allowed to terminate a pregnancy
without her parents' knowledge has been one of the most contentious issues of the post Roe …