Legislation on Contraception and Abortion for Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10796994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Roemer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 241 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966997 |
| PMID | 4060209 |
| OpenAlex | W2007834568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
The serious health and social consequences of adolescent pregnancy call for the examination of the laws that affect adolescents' access to contraception and abortion. The general law of any country relating to the availability, sale, or distribution and financing of contraceptives affects adolescents. Similarly, a country's general law on abortion applies to adolescents faced with unwanted pregnancy and affects them accordingly. In addition, special legislation relating to adolescents, particularly legislation or court decisions concerning parental consent for contraception or abortion for a minor, has an important influence on the access that sexually active young people have to services
Abortion · Abortion law · Business · Developed country · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Legislation · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |