Open AccessTermination of Pregnancy in Curaçao: Need for Improvement of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Author(s) -
Adriana A. Boersma,
Jantina Alberts,
J.G.M. de Bruijn,
Betty- de Jong Meyboom,
Gunilla Kleiverda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p30
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , pregnancy , referral , demography , reproductive health , obstetrics , population , family medicine , gynecology , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology
In Curaçao Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) is still forbidden by law, although a policy of tolerance has been stipulated since 1999. This paper is about the prevalence of TOP and about its health complications. These data on TOP are officially unknown but are suspected to be rather high.
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