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| TITLE: |
The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus / Anibal Faundes, Jose Barzelatto. |
| UNIFORM TITLE: |
Drama do Aborto. English |
| AUTHOR: |
Faúndes, Aníbal, 1931. |
| PUBLISHED: |
Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xxii, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| EDITION: |
1st ed. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and index. |
| NOTES: |
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. |
| SUBJECT: |
Abortion--Cross-cultural studies. |
| SUBJECT: |
Pregnancy, Unwanted--Cross-cultural studies. |
| SUBJECT: |
Abortion, Induced. |
| SUBJECT: |
Birth control clinics. |
| SUBJECT: |
Medical policy. |
| SUBJECT: |
Pregnancy, Unwanted. |
| SUBJECT: |
Women's rights. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Barzelatto, J. (José) |
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