The human drama of abortion
Subtitle: seeking a global consensus
By: Anibal Faundes, Jose Barzelatto.
Contributors: Barzelatto, J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Abortion -- Cross-cultural studies; Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Cross-cultural studies; Abortion, Induced; Family Planning Services; Health Policy; Pregnancy, Unwanted; Women's Rights
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: Deeply touched by the tragedies of botched abortions that they witnessed as medical students and young physicians in Chile in the 1970s and later around the world, the authors have attempted in this book, to establish a framework for dialogue to replace the polarization that exists today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Listening to women: why they have abortions; title: The meaning of words; title: The magnitude of induced abortion; title: Consequences of unsafe abortion; title: Why women get pregnant when they do not want to; title: Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion?; title: Conflicting values faced by health professionals; title: Religious values; title: Ethical values; title: Values as reflected in law; title: How to decrease the number of abortions; title: How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions; title: The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention; title: How to reach a consensus on abortion.