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Abortion, social inequity, and women's health: Obstetrician‐gynecologists as agents of change
Author(s) -
Gasman N.,
Blandon M.M.,
Crane B.B.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.018
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , denial , poverty , general partnership , reproductive rights , human rights , unsafe abortion , obstetrics and gynaecology , public relations , economic growth , reproductive health , family planning , law , political science , population , pregnancy , environmental health , research methodology , psychology , genetics , psychoanalysis , economics , biology
Abstract Unsafe abortion persists as a serious health problem for women. It is rooted in poverty, social inequity, and denial of women's basic human rights. As experience from Latin America and other regions demonstrates, obstetrician‐gynecologists can be leaders in supporting reproductive rights and access to safe abortion, through their professional societies and also by way of their roles as providers, academicians, and advocates. Ob‐gyns are often most effective when working in partnership with women's organizations, lawyers, and other stakeholders.