A review of abortion laws in Western-European countries. A cross-national comparison of legal developments between 1960 and 2010

Highlights • Cross-national comparison of long-term legal developments in Western European abortion laws. • Comparative classification of Western European abortion laws and relevant procedural barriers. • Abortion laws have become more permissive, but barriers and limitations do remain even under th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) 2014-10, Vol.118 (1), p.95-104
Hauptverfasser:	Levels, Mark, Sluiter, Roderick, Need, Ariana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion Abortion, Induced - legislation & jurisprudence Abortion, Legal - trends Biological and medical sciences Birth control Classification Europe Family planning policies Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Health administration Health care reform Health policy Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Humans Induced abortion Induced abortion. Therapeutic abortion Internal Medicine Law Legal aspects Legal reform Legal status Medical sciences Miscellaneous Pregnancy Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Women Women's health
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Cross-national comparison of long-term legal developments in Western European abortion laws. • Comparative classification of Western European abortion laws and relevant procedural barriers. • Abortion laws have become more permissive, but barriers and limitations do remain even under the most permissive laws.
ISSN:	0168-8510 1872-6054
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.06.008