Maternal morbidity under an absolute abortion ban: insights from a 6-year case series of fatal fetal malformations in El SalvadorAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

Maternal morbidity under an absolute abortion ban: insights from a 6-year case series of fatal fetal malformations in El SalvadorAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

BACKGROUND: A striking number of national and subnational governments that previously allowed legal abortion in cases of severe fetal anomaly have passed new legislation to explicitly remove these allowances. However, we know little about the maternal health implications of such restrictions. OBJECT...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandra Carolina Mena Ugarte, MD, María Virginia Rodríguez Funes, MD, Jocelyn Viterna, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:AJOG Global Reports
Subjects:
abortion
Central America
El Salvador
fetal anomaly
fetal malformation
health policy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666577822000958

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666577822000958

Similar Items