The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus /
FauÌndes, AniÌbal, 1931.
The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus / Anibal Faundes, Jose Barzelatto. - 1st ed. - Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006. - xxii, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and index.
Listening to women: why they have abortions -- The meaning of words -- The magnitude of induced abortion -- Consequences of unsafe abortion -- Why women get pregnant when they do not want to -- Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? -- Conflicting values faced by health professionals -- Religious values -- Ethical values -- Values as reflected in law -- How to decrease the number of abortions -- How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions -- The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention -- How to reach a consensus on abortion.
0826515258 (cloth : alk. paper) 0826515266 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005028168
Abortion--Cross-cultural studies.
Pregnancy, Unwanted--Cross-cultural studies.
Abortion, Induced.
Birth control clinics.
Medical policy.
Pregnancy, Unwanted.
Women's rights.
HQ767 / .F3818 2006
363.46
The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus / Anibal Faundes, Jose Barzelatto. - 1st ed. - Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006. - xxii, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and index.
Listening to women: why they have abortions -- The meaning of words -- The magnitude of induced abortion -- Consequences of unsafe abortion -- Why women get pregnant when they do not want to -- Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? -- Conflicting values faced by health professionals -- Religious values -- Ethical values -- Values as reflected in law -- How to decrease the number of abortions -- How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions -- The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention -- How to reach a consensus on abortion.
0826515258 (cloth : alk. paper) 0826515266 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005028168
Abortion--Cross-cultural studies.
Pregnancy, Unwanted--Cross-cultural studies.
Abortion, Induced.
Birth control clinics.
Medical policy.
Pregnancy, Unwanted.
Women's rights.
HQ767 / .F3818 2006
363.46