‘I felt the world crash down on me’: Women’s experiences being denied legal abortion in Colombia

‘I felt the world crash down on me’: Women’s experiences being denied legal abortion in Colombia

Abstract Background In 2006, Colombia’s constitutional court overturned a complete ban on abortion, liberalizing the procedure. Despite a relatively liberal new law, women still struggle to access safe and legal abortion services. We aimed to understand why women are denied services in Colombia, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Teresa DePiñeres, Sarah Raifman, Margoth Mora, Cristina Villarreal, Diana Greene Foster, Caitlin Gerdts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Abortion
Denial of abortion
Unsafe abortion
Colombia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-017-0391-5

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