Abortion, Induced - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Overlap of premature birth and permissible abortion.

30 May 2009 Abortion is permitted in many jurisdictions after the age at which an infant is viable on the basis of intensive neonatal care techniques. Does this cause special concerns for those involved in perinatal care and termination of pregnancy services or ... Read more...

Minors' behavioral responses to parental involvement laws: delaying abortion until age 18.

30 May 2009 CONTEXT: Prior research on the effect of laws mandating parental involvement in minors' abortions has failed to examine an important behavioral response to such laws: Older teenagers may delay an abortion until age 18; for some, this may mean ... Read more...

Exploring the costs and economic consequences of unsafe abortion in Mexico City before legalisation.

29 Apr 2009 An assessment of abortion outcomes and costs to the health care system in Mexico City was conducted in 2005 at a mix of public and private facilities prior to the legalisation of abortion. Data were obtained from hospital staff, administrative ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Abortion, Induced - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Health care reform: a political and policy balancing act. Finding middle ground on three hot-button issues will determine if new comprehensive legislation is enacted. 30 Aug 2009
• Freedom of choice: a slippery slope. 29 Jun 2009
• Advancing scope of practice for advanced practice clinicians: more than a matter of access. 8 Jun 2009
• Overlap of premature birth and permissible abortion. 30 May 2009
• Making induced abortion safe and legal, worldwide. 30 May 2009
• Minors' behavioral responses to parental involvement laws: delaying abortion until age 18. 30 May 2009
• Pregnancy termination. Foreword. 30 May 2009
• Exploring the costs and economic consequences of unsafe abortion in Mexico City before legalisation. 29 Apr 2009
• Genetic privacy and piracy. 29 Apr 2009
• Abortion and mental health. 30 Mar 2009
• Conscientious objection gone awry--restoring selfless professionalism in medicine. 23 Mar 2009
• A 21st-century Trojan horse: the "abortion harms women" anti-choice argument disguises a harmful movement. 27 Feb 2009
• Unsafe abortions common in Colombia despite law change. 12 Feb 2009
• Legal barriers to second-trimester abortion provision and public health consequences. 3 Feb 2009
• Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country. Feb 2009
• Transparency in the delivery of lawful abortion services. Feb 2009
• 'And they kill me, only because I am a girl'...a review of sex-selective abortions in South Asia. 30 Jan 2009
• Changes in abortion provider practices in response to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. 15 Jan 2009
• Inmate access to elective abortion: social policy, medicine and the law. 30 Dec 2008
• [Genetic counseling in perinatal field] 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Abortion, Induced'

Definition: Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (POPLINE, 1978)

Descriptor UI: D000028

Alternative terms: Abortion, Induced; Induced Abortion; Abortions, Induced; Induced Abortions; Abortion (Induced); Abortions (Induced); Abortion Rate; Abortion Rates; Rate, Abortion; Rates, Abortion; Abortion Techniques; Abortion Technique; Technique, Abortion; Techniques, Abortion; Abortion Technics; Abortion Technic; Technic, Abortion; Technics, Abortion; Abortion, Drug-Induced; Abortion, Drug Induced; Abortions, Drug-Induced; Drug-Induced Abortion; Drug-Induced Abortions; Previous Abortion; Abortion, Previous; Abortions, Previous; Previous Abortions; Abortion History; Abortion Histories; Histories, Abortion; History, Abortion; Abortion, Saline-Solution; Abortion, Saline Solution; Abortions, Saline-Solution; Saline-Solution Abortion; Saline-Solution Abortions; Abortion, Soap-Solution; Abortion, Soap Solution; Abortions, Soap-Solution; Soap-Solution Abortion; Soap-Solution Abortions; Anti-Abortion Groups; Anti Abortion Groups; Anti-Abortion Group; Group, Anti-Abortion; Groups, Anti-Abortion; Embryotomy; Embryotomies; Fertility Control, Postconception; Postconception Fertility Control; Abortion Failure; Abortion Failures; Failure, Abortion; Failures, Abortion; Abortion, Rivanol; Abortions, Rivanol; Rivanol Abortion; Rivanol Abortions;

Related Mesh Headings: Aborted Fetus;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.520.050;

Online Note: use ABORTION, INDUCED to search EMBRYOTOMY 1966-85; search ABORTION, CRIMINAL & ABORTION, LEGAL & ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC 1966-70

History Note: 71; was see under ABORTION, CRIMINAL & ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC 1963-70, was see under ABORTION, LEGAL 1964-70; EMBRYOTOMY was heading 1963-85

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; for use of an abortifacient here or in ABORTION, CRIMINAL, coord IM with abortifacient agent (IM with no qualif, not /adv eff unless text specifically discusses adverse eff); don't forget also check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY