Abortion as empowerment: reproductive rights activism in a legally restricted context

Abstract Background This paper analyzes the strategies used by activist health professionals in Argentina who justify providing abortion despite legal restrictions on the procedure. These “insider activists” make a case for abortion rights by linking pregnancy termination to a woman’s ability to exe...

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Published in:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Author: Julia McReynolds-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1498-y