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Abortion 101, an accessible account of abortion practices and ethical issues around the globe, for students, activists, and policymakers

Deeply touched by the tragedies of botched abortions that they witnessed as medical students and young physicians in Chile in the 1940s and later around the world, the authors have attempted in their professional lives and now in this book to establish a framework for dialogue to replace the polarization that exists today.

Doctors Faundes and Barzelatto use their decades of international work to document the personal experiences of different classes of women in different countries and those countries' policies and practices. No other book provides such a comprehensive and reasoned examination of the entire topic of abortion, from the medical to the religious and ethical and from the psychological to the legal, in plain language understandable by non-specialists.

The central thesis is that there are too many induced abortions in the world today, that most are preventable and should be prevented--a middle ground that both pro-life and pro-choice advocates can accept. The first part of the book reviews why women have abortions, as well as the magnitude and consequences. The second part examines values. The third part discusses effective interventions. The final part states conclusions about what can be done to reach a necessary social consensus.

The Portuguese edition of this book was issued at the very end of 2004. The Spanish edition, launched in mid-2005, is already in a second printing. The authors are making presentations at special events sponsored by universities, professional associations, and feminist networks in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.

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Santé et bien-être

Santé du quotidien

Vie de famille

Maternité

Women's Studies

Women's Health

CAB Direct (database)

Health

Fitness

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Publié par	Vanderbilt University Press
Date de parution	28 juillet 2006
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780826592132
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The Human Drama of abor tıon A Global Search for Consensus Aníbal Faúndes and José S. Barzelatto

The Human Drama of Abortion A Global Searc for Consensus

Aníbal Faúndes

José Barzelatto

Vanderbilt University Press Nasville

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Printed on acid-free paper. Manufactured in te United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Faúndes, Aníbal, 1931– [Drama do Aborto. Englis] he uman drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus / Aníbal Faúndes, José Barzelatto.— 1st ed. p. ; cm. Includes bibliograpical references and index. ISBN 0-8265-1525-8 (clot : alk. paper) ISBN 0-8265-1526-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Abortion—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Pregnancy, Unwanted— Cross-cultural studies. [DNLM: 1. Abortion, Induced. 2. Family Planning Services. 3. Healt Policy. 4. Pregnancy, Unwanted. 5. Women’s Rigts. HQ 767 F258d 2006a] I. Barzelatto, J. (José) II. Title. HQ767.F38 2006 363.46—dc22 2005028168

To Ellen and Juanita, our lifetime companions, wo elped us understand wat it means to be a woman in today’s world.

Contents

Acknowledgments First Preface Second Preface Introduction

Part I: The Human Drama of Abortion

Listening to Women: Wy hey Have Abortions The Story of a Peasant A MiddleClass Urban Woman A Young, Idealistic Career Woman A Mature, WelltoDo Physician A WorkingClass Teenager

he Meaning of Words

The Need to Deine Terms Reated to Abortîon The Reproductîve Process From Embryo to Newborn Baby The Begînnîng of Pregnancy and of a New Indîvîdua Ectopîc Pregnancy Deinîng Induced Abortîon Safe and Unsafe Abortîon

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he Human Drama of Abortion

Methods of Pregnancy Termînatîon “Partîa-Bîrth” Abortîon Menstrua Reguatîon

he Magnitude of Induced Abortion Wordwîde Estîmatîons Regîona Dîfferences în Induced Abortîon Regîona Dîfferences în Unsafe Abortîon

Consequences of Unsafe Abortion

Materna Mortaîty Physîca Compîcatîons Psychoogîca Consequences Socîa Consequences Economîc Consequences Factors That Inluence the Severîty of the Consequences of Abortîon

Wy Women Get Pregnant Wen hey Do Not Want To Lack of Knowedge about Contraceptîve Methods Lack of Access to Contraceptîve Methods Faîure of Contraceptîve Methods Lack of Contro în Sexua Reatîonshîps

Wen Is a Pregnancy So Unwanted hat It Ends in Abortion?

The Absence of the Father Financial Constraints The Inabîîty to Provîde Good Parentîng/ Interference wîth Lîfe Prospects Conlîct wîth Prevaîîng Socîa Norms Heath Concerns Lack of Social Support

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35 36 37 39 39

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Part II: Vaues

Contents

Conﬂicting Values Encountered by Healt Professionals Heath Professîonas and the Vaue of Lîfe Obstetrîcîans and the Fetus Medîca Technoogy and the Presence of the Fetus Technoogy and the Acceptance of Abortîon Obstetrîcîans and Unwanted Pregnancîes Cutura Pressures Pubîc Condemnatîon and Prîvate Acceptance From Acceptîng the Exceptîon to Understandîng the Rue

Religious Values The Hîstorîca Context of Chrîstîan Perspectîves Chrîstîan Vaues about AbortîonThe Current Posîtîon of the Cathoîc Church Protestant Perspectîves on AbortîonJewîsh Perspectîves on AbortîonMusîm Perspectîves on Abortîon Hîndu Perspectîves on AbortîonBuddhîst Perspectîves on AbortîonChînese Perspectîves on AbortîonIs a Reîgîous Consensus Possîbe?

Etical Values

Our Understandîng of Ethîcs The Four Prîncîpes of Bîoethîcs The Bîoethîca Prîncîpes Appîed to Abortîon The Ethîca Dîemma for Gynecoogîsts/Obstetrîcîans Our Relectîons on Ethîca Vaues Concernîng Abortîon

Values as Reﬂected in te Law Lega Systems Lega Systems and Abortîon

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