Abortion and public health

Why abortion criminalization is a public health issue, from UW ...

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health share the impact of abortion restrictions and criminalization on public health and ...

News: Abortion Bans Create a Public Health... (WIRED) - NLM - NCBI

Abortion Bans Create a Public Health Nightmare ... Making abortion mostly illegal will kick off an unintentional, vast experiment in public health—one where the ...

Abortion - World Health Organization (WHO)

Unsafe abortion is an important preventable cause of maternal deaths and morbidities. It can lead to physical and mental health complications ...

Public Health in the Field: The Public Health Case for Abortion Rights

The public health reality that restricting access to abortion results in erosion of the health of women, especially low-income and women of color.

Facts are Important: Abortion is Healthcare - ACOG

... health of women and the American public. The fact is, abortion is an essential component of women's health care. The American College of Obstetricians and ...

A 21st-Century Public Health Approach to Abortion - PubMed Central

We propose a 21st-century public health approach to abortion based in an accepted public health framework.

Abortion Restrictions and the Threat to Women's Health

Almost a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, escalating efforts to restrict abortion access pose threats to women, physicians, and health ...

Abortion restrictions have led to negative health impacts, say panelists

Abortion restrictions across the U.S. have resulted in negative health impacts for patients and stress among clinicians, according to experts.

Call for papers - Abortion: a public health perspective - BioMed Central

BMC Public Health is calling for research on abortion from a public health perspective. We welcome submissions on various aspects of abortion.

Abortion Rights - Amnesty International

An abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. It is basic healthcare needed by millions of women, girls and people who can get pregnant. It's ...

Improving the Role of Health Departments in Activities Related to ...

APHA calls on schools of public health to include training about abortion in their curricula to prepare future professionals in state and local HDs to develop ...

The negative health implications of restricting abortion access

Instead, they compel women to risk their lives and health by seeking out unsafe abortion care. According to the World Health Organization, ...

Access to Abortion Is a Public Health Issue | ChangeLab Solutions

ChangeLab Solutions views access to abortion as a public health issue. Evidence shows that a person's risk of poor health is elevated when there is no or ...

Abortion is a Public Health Issue: Achieving Access and Equity

Access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, is fundamental to the.

New Abortion Bans Will Increase Existing Health and Economic ...

New Abortion Bans Will Increase Existing Health and Economic Disparities, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 112 Issue ...

Abortion Access: A Post-Roe Public Health Emergency

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs) that the fully overturned Roe v. Wade (Roe) and Planned ...

Covid-19, Abortion, and Public Health in the Culture Wars

Healthcare delivery problems in the context of Covid-19 provided a similar wedge for anti-abortion legislators and governors. Politicians used concern about.

Abortion and Public Health

Abortion is a common experience for women around the world; yet it is often excluded from the curricula of health professionals.

Safe abortion: The public health rationale - ScienceDirect.com

Safe abortion is a challenge because of diverse restrictive legal regulations, stigma and lack of political commitment.

Legalized Abortion and the Public Health: Report of a Study

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