Abortion policies : a global review / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division.

Series:

Population studies (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 187.

[Population studies ; no. 187]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Law and legislation--Cross-cultural studies.

Abortion.

Abortion--Government policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Reproductive health--Government policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Reproductive health.

Birth control--Cross-cultural studies.

Birth control.

Government policy.

Abortion--Government policy.

Abortion--Law and legislation.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2001.

Summary:

This report from the United Nations discusses national abortion policy in developed and developing countries (organized alphabetically) from Afghanistan to France. The main part of the text consists of profiles of individual countries which list information such as the grounds on which abortion is permitted, the total fertility rate, and government policy on the use of contraceptives. Coverage extends to information on the incidence of abortion and commentary on the social and political settings within which abortion takes place. c. Book News Inc.

Contents:

v. 1. Afghanistan to France

v. 2. Gabon to Norway

v. 3. Oman to Zimbabwe.

Notes:

"ST/ESA/SER.A/187"--V. 1.

"Sales No. E.01.XIII.10"--V. 1.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-183).

ISBN:

9211513510

OCLC:

48213121