Induced abortion among Brazilian female sex workers: a qualitative study

Prostitutes are vulnerable to unplanned pregnancies and abortions. In Brazil, abortion is a crime and there is no data about unsafe abortions for this population. The study describes how prostitutes perform illegal abortions and the health consequences thereof. Semi-structured interviews with 39 pro...

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Main Authors: Alberto Pereira Madeiro, Debora Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2015-02-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015000200587&lng=en&tlng=en