International developments in abortion laws
1977-88
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11027845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca J Cook (0000-0001-8269-0276, University of Toronto), Bernard M Dickens |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1305-1311 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.78.10.1305 |
| PMID | 3048126 |
| OpenAlex | W2106757268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
During the period between 1977 and the first quarter of 1988, 35 countries liberalized their abortion laws and four countries limited grounds for the procedure. Most legislation has extended abortion eligibility through traditional indications such as danger to maternal health or fetal handicap, but a number of other indications have been created such as adolescence, advanced maternal age, family circumstances, and AIDS or HIV infection. A number of countries have redesigned their abortion laws as part of a comprehensive package to facilitate access to and delivery of contraception, voluntary sterilization, and abortion services. Abortion litigation has increased and stimulated the liberalization of abortion provisions and the support of women's autonomous choice within the law. In Canada, the entire criminal prohibition of abortion was held unconstitutional for violating women's integrity and security. In contrast, Latin American and other constitutional developments may limit legal abortion to instances of danger to women's lives
Abortion · Abortion law · Business · Developed country · Environmental health · Family planning · Geography · Latin Americans · Legislation · Liberalization · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Research methodology · Sterilization (economics) · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2016 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |