What Physicians Need to Know About the Legal Status of Abortion in the United States
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- pregnancy termination
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 52 (2), 130-139
- https://doi.org/10.1097/grf.0b013e3181a2afef
Abstract
Abortion is the most politically contested social issue in the United States, a debate that manifests itself in extensive regulation of abortion as a health care service. This study provides a brief history of the judicial acceptance of abortion regulation and an overview of the most common forms of abortion regulation affecting physicians in the United States. The article concludes with a discussion of pending threats to the legal right to abortion in the United States and recommended resources where physicians can find assistance to comply with existing laws.Keywords
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